Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s1.94
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s1.94
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Amalakappā (Amalakalpa) A town in Bhārahavāsa.¹ It is described in detail in Rāyapaseṇiya ² There was a grove of the name of Ambasālavana(1) in its north east ³ Titthayara Pāsa(1) visited this place during the reign of king Jiyasattu(4) and at that time Kāli(3) renounced the world Mahāvīra visited this town during the reign of king Seya(1) Schismatic Tisagutta came here from Rāyagiha Here he was convinced of the invalidity of his doctrine by Mittasiri Amalakappa is identical with Allakappa of Buddhist literature ⁷ It was not very far from Vethadīpa situated on the way from Masar a village six miles to the west of Arrah to Vaiśālī ⁸ According to another view it is identified with modern Bethia to the east of Gorakhpur and south of Nepal ⁹