Nimi (king)
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Hinduism
Nimi's yajña
Once, Nimi performed a yajña and invited Sage Vasishtha to be the main priest to conduct the ceremony. However, the sage had already committed to conduct a yajña for Indra, and he told Nimi that he would officiate as the head priest after having conducted Indra's yajña. Nimi went away without replying. Sage Vashistha was under the impression that King Nimi has assented to wait for him.[5][6]
The sage conducted Indra's yajña and rushed to preside at Nimi's yajña only to find that the yajña was already being conducted by Gautama. Sage Vasishtha got angry and cursed King Nimi that "he would cease to live in corporal form" while the king was asleep. Thus, King Nimi was left without his body to heaven with Indra, and stayed there for 9,000,000 years. After the yajña was conducted successfully, the priests asked the gods to return King Nimi to his corporal form. However, he refused to return to his bodily form. The account of Nimi is described by Rama to Lakshmana in the Uttara Kanda of Ramayana.[7]
This episode is also detailed in the Vishnu Purana.[8]
Buddhism
In several traditions, a righteous and edifying Videhan King Nimi or Nemi is mentioned, who travels to
The story is mentioned in many other
In post-canonical
Jainism
In
See also
References
- ISBN 978-81-7022-374-0.
- ISBN 978-81-208-0597-2.
- ^ Anthropology of Ancient Hindu Kingdom. Author – Makhan Jha
- ^ Oriental Translation Fund. 1840. p. 389.
- ISBN 978-0-19-531405-2.
- ISBN 978-0-691-18292-6.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (28 September 2020). "The Story of Nimi [Chapter 55]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (30 August 2014). "Sacrifice if Nimi, origin of Sita and story of Kushadhvaja's race [Chapter V]". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- ^ Appleton 2016, pp. 139–40, 164 n.9.
- JSTOR 592669.
- ^ Appleton 2016, p. 140.
- ^ Appleton 2016, p. 139, 165 n.14.
- ^ a b Analayo, Bhikkhu (2017). "The Repercussions Of Lack Of Proper Governance" (PDF). In Mahinda, D. (ed.). Justice and Statecraft: Buddhist Ideals Inspiring Contemporary World. Nāgānanda International Buddhist University. pp. 126–7.
- ^ Appleton 2016, p. 139.
- S2CID 163337858.
- ^ Brereton, B.P. (1986). Images of Heaven and Hell in Thai Literature and Painting (PDF). Conference on Thai Studies in Honor of William J. Gedney. pp. 41–2.
- ^ Bhikkhu, Analayo (2015). "The Buddha's past life as a princess in the Ekottarika-agama" (PDF). Journal of Buddhist Ethics. 22: 95.
- ^ a b Appleton 2016, p. 144.
- S2CID 161230878.
- JSTOR 40860799.
- ^ Appleton 2016, p. 140–1.
External links
- Appleton, Naomi (2016), Shared Characters in Jain, Buddhist and Hindu Narrative: Gods, Kings and Other Heroes, ISBN 978-1-317-05575-4