Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.783

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Avamtisukumāla (Avantisukumara) Son of lady me chant Bhaddā(35) of Ujjeni He had thirty two wives He renounced the world became a disciple of Suhatthi(1) abandoned all types of food (ncluding water) immediately and started contemplating and meditating The flesh of his thigh was eaten by a she jackal but he rema ned standstill and died peacefully A temple called Mahākāla(3) was built in hs memory at the place where he died 1 A C II p 157 A p 27 Jtbh 536 A C p 290 Bhak 160 M 438 A H p 670 Vy Bh 10 597 Sam 65 66 A S p 291