Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s10.325

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Jojasā (Jyotiryaś) Wife of a herdsman of Campā She was murdered by Ruddaa a disciple of Kosia(4)¹ 1 A aN 1288 AvaCu II p 193 A aH p 704 1 Joisa (Jyotiṣa) One of the four classes of gods. The gods of this class are of five categories (1) Sūriya(1) (2) Camda(1) (3) Gaha, (4) Nakkhatta(1) (5) Tārā(3)¹ Their territory starts at a distance of 790 yojanas from the surface of this earth where the celestial abodes of some Tārās exist Thereafter come the abodes of Sūriyas Camdas Nakkhattas and Gahas one after another ² Sūriyas and Camdas are their lords (indras) ³ The number of Tārās is the biggest and that of Sūriyas and Camdas is the smallest ⁴ Similarly they differ from one another as regards their speed of motion ⁵