of civil war in the kingdom, which culminated in the death of the heir to the throne. We did get to see a good view of the Chandragiri Hill and the Jain Basadis situated there, from the top of the Vindhyagiri Jain Temple, but decided to spend at least another day at Shravanabelagola on our next visit, so that we could climb the Chandragiri Hill as well. The Maurya Empire was founded in 322 BCE by Chandragupta Maurya. Maybe if we had more time or did the Chandragiri first it may have been possible. It is not as arduous as the 600 step steep climb up the Vindhyagiri, but after doing the Vindhyagiri we were simply too tired to do the Chandragiri as well. though the Macedonian king probably died before Chandragupta was born. Getting to the top of the Chandragiri Hill involves another climb up another 200 hundred steps. Chandragupta was the founder of the Maurya dynasty, which ruled ancient. Around 297 BC, under the guidance of his spiritual guru Saint Bhadrabahu, Chandragupta Maurya decided to give up his mortal body through Sallekhana. His tomb is located on this hill, as well as the cave of his guru, Bhadrabahu. Chandragupta, the founder of the Mauryan Empire, became a Jain ascetic before relinquishing his throne. From: Chandragupta Maurya in A Dictionary of World History. While the Vindhyagiri Hill is better known because of the giant 58 foot statue of Gommateshwara, the Chandragiri Hill is also considered as holy for the Jain pilgrims, because this hill is where the Emperor Chandragupta Maurya breathed his last. Chandragupta most likely abdicated, became an ascetic, followed Bhadrabahu to Karnataka, and later died by fasting until death, a practice known as sallekhana. The empire continued to expand after his death, but ended in 185 bc. 298 B.C.) was the founder of the Maurya dynasty and the first historical emperor of India. Chandragiri Hill is the smaller of the two hills in Shravanabelagola, Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri.

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