Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1473
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c19.1473
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The following tradition is recorded about the origin of Pādaliputta. It is said that when Aṇikāputta was crossing the Ganges from Pupphabhadda, his boat went down into the river and that Annikāputta was drowned. His skull was eaten by fish and drifted to the bank, where a seed of *pādali* found its way into it and in course of time grew into a large tree. Seeing this beautiful tree, prince Udāyi founded the city of Pādaliputta here.⁵⁹¹