Nandivardhana of Kundagrama

Nandivardhana
Gaṇa Mukhya of the Nāya Republic
PredecessorSiddhartha
Genealogy
Parents
Siblings
SpouseJyeṣṭhā
DynastyNāya/Nātha

Nandivardhana was a chief of the Nāya Republic in Kundagrama, a suburb of Vaishali (Basarh in modern-day Bihar). He was the elder brother of Mahavira, the 24th Jain Tirthankara. His father was Siddhartha..According to the second chapter of the Śvētāmbara Ācārāṅga Sūtra, Siddhartha and his family were devotees of Parshvanatha.

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