Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c20.s3.29

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According to the *Avaśyaka cūrṇi*, Seṇiya had a number of sons.¹⁶ The *Anuttarovavāiya sutta*¹⁷ records the following ten names of his sons: Jāli, Mayāli, Uvayāli, Purisasena, Vārisena, Dībadanta, Latthadanta, Vehalla, Vehāyasa and Abhayakumāra Out of these the first seven were born of Dhāriṇī, Vehalla and Vehāyasa, also known as Halla and Vihalla, of Cellaṇā, and Abhayakumāra of Nandā ¹⁸ The same work records the following thirteen names of Seṇiya’s sons Dīhasena, Mahāsena, Latthadanta, Gūḍhadanta, Suddhadanta, Halla, Duma, Dumasena, Mahādumasena, Sīhasena, Mahāsīhasena and Puṇṇasena All of them are said to have joined the ascetic order and attained salvation ¹⁹ Kāla, Sukāla, Mahākāla, Kaṇha, Sukaṇha, Mahākaṇha, Virakaṇha, Rāmakaṇha, Senakaṇha and Mahāsenakaṇha²⁰ are mentioned as other sons of Seṇiya by the queens Kālī, Sukālī, Mahākālī, etc mentioned above. It is mentioned that these ten princes fought in a battle with Kūṇika against Ceḍaga.²¹ Nandisena and Kūṇiya are said to have been other sons of Seniya. We are not told much about the former except that he controlled Secanaka, the pet elephant of his father.²² Later on, he joined the ascetic order.²³ Kūṇiya, Halla and Vihalla were born of Cellaṇā, Kūṇiya being the eldest. There was a great war between Kūṇiya and his younger brothers.²⁴ Halla and Vihalla entered the ascetic order under Mahāvīra.²⁵