Ikshvaku

Ikshvaku (Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु Iksvaku; Pali:. Okkāka m) in Hinduism is a mythical king and progenitor of the solar dynasty. He is considered the first king of Ayodhya.

Myth

Ikshvaku is the son of Manu Vaivasvata and thus grandson of the sun god Vivasvat. From his sister Ida, the mythical moon dynasty comes from.

Ikshvaku had a hundred sons, and his eldest son Vikukshi followed him into the rule over Ayodhya. Its best-known descendant is Rama, an avatar of Lord Vishnu.

Nimi, another son of Ikshvaku, the mythical founder of the royal house of Mithila, Janaka the king listened. This was the father of Rama's wife Sita. As Nimi asked in the absence of the sage Vasishtha Gautama ( Rishi ), fully tighten the Somaopfer, he was cursed by Vasishta to be disembodied. Nimi cursed the Vasishtha and also lost both her ​​body. A great sacrifice meant that Nimi went down in the eyes of all beings and there lives on as wink.

After Mahavamsha Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, of Ikshvaku ( Okkāka ) comes from.