Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s14.79
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s14.79
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2 Namdaseṇiyā A wife of king Seṇiya(1) of Rāyagiha She renounced the world and became a disciple of Mahāvīra. After practising asceticism for twenty years she attained emancipation¹ 1 Namdā (Nandā) A wife of king Seṇiya(1) of Rayagiha¹ daughter of a merchant of the town of Beṇṇātaḍa and mother of Abhayakumāra ² She renounced the world took initiation from Titthayara Mahāvīra observed asceticism for twenty years and attained liberation at the end ⁴ She is also called Suṇamdā(6) ⁵