Historical Geography of Ancient India c8.404

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Pāvāpurī.—Pāvāpurī is the modern name of the ancient Pāpā or Apāpapurī. It is a village in the Bihar sub-division situated three miles north of Giriyek. It was at this place that Mahāvīra, the founder of Jainism, died while he was dwelling in the palace of Ṣaṣṭipāla of Pāvā.

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