![]() Jain version The Chandragupta-Chanakya legend is mentioned in several commentaries of the Shvetambara canon. Some other texts provide additional details about the legend for example, the Maha-Bodhi-Vamsa and the Atthakatha give the names of the nine Nanda kings said to have preceded Chandragupta. Its author is unknown, and it is dated variously from sixth century CE to 13th century CE. Vamsatthappakasini (also known as Mahvamsa Tika), a commentary on Mahavamsa, provides some more details about the legend. The earliest Buddhist source to mention the legend is Mahavamsa, which is generally dated between fifth and sixth centuries CE. It is not mentioned in Dipavamsa, the oldest of these chronicles. ![]() After dethroning the Nanda, he installs Chandragupta as the new king.īuddhist version The legend of Chanakya and Chandragupta is detailed in the Pali-language Buddhist chronicles of Sri Lanka. In all the four versions, Chanakya feels insulted by the Nanda king, and vows to destroy him. Mudrarakshasa, a Sanskrit play by Vishakhadatta Kathasaritsagara by Somadeva, Brihat-Katha-Manjari by Ksemendra Mahavamsa and its commentary Vamsatthappakasini (Pali language) Thomas Trautmann identifies four distinct accounts of the ancient Chanakya-Chandragupta katha (legend): Version of the legend There is little documented historical information about Chanakya: most of what is known about him comes from semi-legendary accounts.
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