Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s17.94

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Dadhimuha (Dadhimukha) A mountain resembling the form of a paryanka ¹ It is even in shape from all sides sixty four thousand yojanas high and one thousand yojanas deep ³ There are sixteen such mountains all situated in the Namdisara island which has four Amjanaga mountains in its four quarters, every Amjanaga having one puskari is in its four quarters and every puskarini accomodating one Dadhimuha mountain in its centre On the eve of the emancipation of Usabha(1) the Logapalas of Sakka(3) celebrated atthahia (eight days festival) on these mountains 1 UttK p 192 2 Sam 64 3 NisBh 52 J 183 4 Jv 183 SamA p 78 Sth 307 5 J m 33