Hemachandra - King of Vaishali

Hemachandra was the king of Vaishali, presently Allahabad.

Hemachandra was the King of Vaishali. Vaishali is a place celebrated amongst the Buddhists as the chief seat of the labours of Sakhya and his first disciples which is presently Allahabad. Hemachandra was a zealous propagator of the Jain doctrines in the 12th Century. He was well versed in peculiarity of the system, which he taught. He was the author of useful vocabulary termed the "Abhidana Chintamani", and of a life of Maha Vira.

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