Siddhartha of Kundagrama
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Siddhartha was the father of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya ruler and the Gaṇa Mukhya of the Nāya clan in Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali. He was married to Licchavi princess
Gaṇa Mukhya Siddhartha instructs his courtiers to summon astrologers to interpret the dreams of his wife Trishala, Kalpa Sutra, 1503.
Nāya
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Nāya was an ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of north-eastern South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age. The population of Nāya, the Nāyikas, were organised into a gaṇasaṅgha, presently refer
Siddhartha of Kundagrama
…Siddhartha was the father of Mahavira (Vardhamana), the 24th Jain Tirthankara. He was a Kshatriya ruler and the Gaṇa Mukhya of the Nāya clan in Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali. He was married to Licchavi princess Trishala (sister of Chetaka of Vaishali). The parents of Tirthankaras and…
Nāya among the Gaṇasaṅghas
12th century CE sculpture of Mahavira who is often referred to as Nayaputta (son of the Nayas)