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<p>2409:4040:D89:6139:846F:6E72:6FDF:5A96: /* Life */No need to write jain tradition he was Jain only..</p> <hr /> <div>{{use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}<br /> {{use Indian English|date=March 2016}}<br /> {{more footnotes|date=March 2016}}<br /> {{infobox royalty<br /> | issue =*Chellana<br /> *Jyeshtha<br /> *Dhandutt<br /> *Dhanprabh<br /> *Upendra<br /> *Sudutt<br /> *Sidutt<br /> *Sukumbojh<br /> *Akampan<br /> *Patangak<br /> *Prabhanjan<br /> *Prabhas<br /> | dynasty = [[Licchavi (clan)|Licchavi]]<br /> | religion = [[Jainism]]<br /> }}<br /> '''Chetaka''', also called '''King Chetaka''' or '''President Chetaka''', was the representative of the [[Licchavi (clan)|Licchavi clan]] who ruled as a [[Republic|Republican]] [[President (government title)|President]] in [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]] ([[India]]) reputed to have organised the [[Vajji]]an [[confederation]] of republics comprising the 9 Mallakis, 18 [[Gana]] [[Raja]]s of [[Varanasi|Kashi]]/[[Kosala]] and 9 Licchavi Republics.<br /> <br /> He was a 5th-century BC contemporary of [[Gautama Buddha]] and Jain Tirthankara Lord [[Mahavira]]. His system of [[government]] appears to have been a committee which elected a ceremonial king to act upon the committee's advice. His sister [[Trishala]] was married to [[Siddartha of Kundgraam|Siddhartha]] and gave birth to the 24th [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]]. His daughter Chellana married [[Bimbisara]]. Chetaka had 10 sons Dhandutt, Dhanprabh, Upendra, Sudutt, Sidutt, Sukumbojh, Akampan, Patangak, Prabhanjan, Prabhas.<br /> <br /> ==Life==<br /> According to [[Jain text]] ''[[Uttarapurāṇa]]'', Chetaka was the king of [[Vaishali (ancient city)|Vaishali]] and was a famous and complaisant king. He is mentioned as a staunch follower of [[Jainism]].{{sfn|Pannalal Jain|2015|p=482}} According to the text, Chetaka had ten sons and seven daughters. His Daughter Priyakarini (also known as [[Trishala]]) was married to [[Siddhartha of Kundagrama|Siddartha]].{{sfn|Pannalal Jain|2015|p=482}} His daughter Chellana married Shrenik (also known as [[Bimbisara]]).{{sfn|Pannalal Jain|2015|p=484}}<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[Mahajanapadas]]<br /> * [[Dighanikaya]]<br /> * [[Ambapali]]<br /> * [[Buddhism]]<br /> <br /> == Citations ==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> * {{citation|last = Jain |first= Dr. Pannalal |title= Uttarapurāṇa of Āchārya Guṇabhadra |date=2015 |publisher= [[Bhartiya Jnanpith]] |author-link=Pannalal Jain |isbn=978-81-263-1738-7 |ref={{sfnref|Pannalal Jain|2015}} }}<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/article/mahavira1.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402124249/http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~pluralsm/affiliates/jainism/article/mahavira1.htm |archivedate=2015-04-02 |url-status=live |title=MAHAVIRA AND HIS PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE |author=Dr. A. N. Upadhye}}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/sages/mahaveer/page2.htm |title=Chetaka of Lichchavi |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120003543/http://www.freeindia.org/biographies/sages/mahaveer/page2.htm |archivedate=20 November 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 August 2005 }}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.jainworld.org/general/prem/Chapter%20VII%20fe.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717083640/http://www.jainworld.org/general/prem/Chapter%20VII%20fe.htm |archivedate=2012-07-17 |title=Ancient Jain Tïrthas and historical places}}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.jainworld.com/jainbooks/images/18/Life_of_Vardhamana_Mahavira.htm |title=Life of Vardhamana Mahavira |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316145410/http://jainworld.com/jainbooks/images/18/Life_of_Vardhamana_Mahavira.htm |archivedate=16 March 2015 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 August 2005 }}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.thebharat.com/tourism/forts/vishalfort.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040827041747/http://www.thebharat.com/tourism/forts/vishalfort.html |archivedate=2004-08-27 |title=Fort of King Vishal (Vaishali)}}<br /> * {{cite web |url=http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/bihar/vaisali/index.htm |title=VAISALI |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801003205/http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/bihar/vaisali/index.htm |archivedate=1 August 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=15 August 2005 }}<br /> <br /> [[Category:History of Bihar]]<br /> [[Category:5th-century BC Indian people]]<br /> <br /> {{India-royal-stub}}</div>

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