Rajgir
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Rajgir is an ancient city and university town in the Nalanda district of Bihar, India. It is also considered a cultural capital of Magadh. It was the capital of the Haryanka dynasty, the Pradyota dyna
Rajgir 12 hills panorama
Shanti Stupa at Rajgir
Rajgir 035 Gijjhakuta from Above
Ghora Katora Lake in Rajgir Bihar
Bimbisara
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Bimbisāra or Shrenika and Seniya in the Jain histories was the King of Magadha and belonged to the Haryanka dynasty. He was the son of Bhattiya. His expansion of the kingdom, especially his annexation
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…Brihadratha dynasty, the Maurya Empire, and it was the retreat center for the Buddha and his sangha. Other historical figures such as Mahavira and king Bimbisara lived there, and due to its religious significance, the city holds a place of prominence in Buddhist, Jain and Hindu scriptures. Rajgir was the first…
Bimbisara with his royal cortege issuing from the city of Rajagriha to visit the Buddha.
King Bimbisara visits the Bamboo Garden (Venuvana) in Rajagriha; artwork from Sanchi
Bimbisara's jail, where King Bimbisāra was imprisoned, in Rajgir
An idol of Padmanabh Swami (Shrenika Maharaja), the first Tirthankara of the next time cycle as per Śvetāmbara iconography at Jain Center of Southern California, Buena Park, California