Suryavamsha

Suryavamsha ( Sanskrit सूर्यवंश sūryavaṃśa m. "Sun Dynasty") is a mythical dynasty in Hinduism .

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Manu Vaivasvata, the son of the sun god Surya, is considered to be the progenitor of this sun dynasty . His son Ikshvaku had two sons, from whom the two main lines descended. The kings of Ayodhya are derived from Vikukshi and the kings of Mithila from Nimi . The most famous representative of the sun dynasty is Rama , a prince and avatar of the god Vishnu .

Manus daughter Ida and her husband Budha contrast, comes Moon Dynasty (lunar dynasty) from.

According to the Buddhist historical work Mahavamsa , the prince Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, belongs to the Ikshvaku dynasty ( Pali : Okkāka).

literature

• Suryavansa . In: John Dowson : A classical dictionary of Hindu mythology and religion, geography, history, and literature. Trübner & co., London 1879, p. 312 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ sūryavaṃśa . In: Monier Monier-Williams : Sanskrit-English Dictionary . Clarendon Press, Oxford 1899, p. 1244 .