Bimbisara

by H. Atmaram, Ram Waeerkar (Illustrator)

Dutiful son, doting father, capable general, wise ruler, Bimbisara had earned the right to grow old in peace but his son had other plans for him. Through his darkest hours Bimbisara was sustained by the gentle teachings of his royal-born friend Gautama Buddha, who had renounced his own kingdom. Bimbisara, on the other hand, spent a lifetime building his kingdom of Magadha around present-day Bihar. We get a glimpse of the life and times of this great king, who lived nearly 2500 years ago, in the Buddhist and Jain literature of the period.

Genres: Comics

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Ravi Kumar Dandapani]

nice

[Prashant · Rating 5 out of 5]

we all know about emperor asoka, chandragupta maurya, paurus during magadha times. but school textbooks have described very little about the great king bimbisara whose legends are equal to asoka and chandragupta maurya. he was one king whose life was tragically cut short by his son ajatshatru. as per prophecy, bimbisara was destined to be killed by his son. but bimbisara didn't pay heed to the prophecy and brought up his son lovingly who unfortunately went on to become his biggest enemy. as predicted, bimbisara was killed as per the orders given by his son ajatshatru. ajatshatru realized his folly but very late. he had lost his father and country had lost a great king in bimbisara