The rise of #Jain empire after Mahavir Tirthankar. Bimbisara to Mauryan Jain history.

#rajeshkamaljain #JAINHISTORY STORY OF jAIN EMPIRE Was Bimbisara a Buddhist or Jain He and his son, Ajatashatru, became patrons of Buddhism. He is also said to have been a friend of Mahavira, or Jina, the great teacher of the Jain tradition. Bimbisara was 15 when he became king and 52 when he was murdered. Jainism was patronised by the Mauryan Emperor Chandragupta. His grandson Ashoka would later go on to patronise Buddhism. Chandragupta Maurya was the founder of the Mauryan Empire, one of the greatest Indian empires in history.