Birthplace of one Tīrthaṅkara · Rajgir
Rājagṛha
राजगृह
Munisuvrata's city, the Magadhan capital in its ring of hills, where Mahāvīra spent fourteen rainy seasons.
By Hemacandra's reckoning, as the atlas carries it, Munisuvrata was born here. Rajgir is ancient Rājagṛha beyond question. The Kalpasūtra counts fourteen of Mahāvīra's rains here and at Nālandā beside it; the temples stand on the five hills, Vaibhāra among them. Pāvāpurī is a short way east.
The dot on the map is Rajgir, Nalanda district, Bihar; the identification is settled by archaeology. Every site in this chapter is graded the same way, and the section says why.
Measurements and counts
| Born here | Munisuvrata |
|---|---|
| Today | Rajgir, Nalanda district, Bihar |
| Identification | settled by archaeology |