Chandragupta Maurya and His Times c18.5

c18.5

Jain tradition represents Chāṇakya as the son of a Brāhman named Chaṇī who lived in the village called Chaṇaka in the *vishaya* or district known as Golla. His mother is called Chaneśvarī. Chaṇī is described as a devout Jain.