Other literary traditions imply that Chandragupta was raised by peacock tamers, which earned him the Maurya name, Buddhist and Jain traditions attest the connection between the Moriya (Maurya) and Mora, or Mayura (Peacock). While Buddhist tradition describes him as the son of the chief of the peacock clan (Moriya kshatriya), Jain tradition refers to him as the maternal grandson of the headman of the village of peacock tamers (Moraposaga). This view suggests a humble background for Chandragupta; the same tradition also describes Nanda as the son of a barber and a courtesan. According to some scholars, there is strong evidence connecting the Mauryas with peacocks. The pillar of Ashoka in Nandangarh has the figure of a peacock (repeated in many sculptures of Ashoka at Sanchi) on its bottom.According to Turnour, Buddhist tradition also attests a connection between Moriya and Mora (or Mayura, or peacock).Aeolian informs us that tame peacocks were kept in the parks of the Maurya palace at Pataliputra. Scholars such as Foucher do not regard these birds as a symbol of the Maurya dynasty, preferring to imagine an allusion to the Mora Jataka. In addition to peacocks, other birds (such as pheasants and parrots) and a variety of fishes were also kept in the parks and pools of the Mauryas.