ancient maha-jain-buddha Flashcards
Which of the following was the capital of
Magadh for several years before it was shifted
to Pataliputra?
Capital of Magadh, before Pataliputra was
Rajagriha (Rajgir)
___ had moved his capital from Rajgriha
to Pataliputra
Ajatashatru’s son udayin
_______was the son of Bimbisara and contemporary
of both Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
Ajatashatru
Magadha Capital
Rajgriha
Avanti capital
Ujjain
Vajji capital
vaishali
vats capital
kausahmbi
Udayin shifted the capital of Magadha from
_____ to Patliputra
Rajgir
who laid the
foundation of the city of Patliputra at the confluence of
two rivers, the Son and the Ganga.
udayin(460-444bc)
In the highest period of Aryan culture, the
districts of the Ganges valley, which were
______ in number
16 Mahajanpadas
The mention of these 16 Mahajanapadas is found in the
Buddhist Scriptures _____ and the Jain text
____
Anguttara Nikaya
Bhagavati Sutta.
Bimbisara was the ruler of–
Magadha
who belonged to the Haryanka dynasty,
and ruled for 52 years from 544 to 492 BCE
Bimbisara,
_______
was the contemporary of both Mahavira & Buddha, and
paid equal respect to them.
Bimbisara
who was succeeded on the
throne by his son Ajatshatru, who murdered his father to
obtain power.
