| In ancient India, Ikshvaku (Sanskrit; ikṣvāku), one of the ten sons of Shraddhadeva Manu, was the first king of the Ikshvaku dynasty, known as the "Suryavansha", and the kingdom of Kosala in ancient India. According to the Vishnu Purana, he had a hundred sons, among whom the eldest was Vikukshi. Another son of Ikshvaku's, named Nimi, founded the Kingdom of the Videhas.Rama and the Buddha belonged to the Suryavansha or Ikshvaku dynasty. Except for Munisuvrata and Neminatha, the remaining Jain Tirthankaras were royals of the Ikshvaku lineage.In Jainism it is believed that Lord Rishabhadeva is same as King Ikshvaku (son of Manu, first man on planet Earth in current time period, out of past 50 years of Lord Brahma). |
