Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s18.142

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4 Dhammarui A disciple of Dhammaghosa(7) At Campā while on a begging tour he was offe ed a sweet juicy preparation of acrid gourd by Nāgasiri(2) a Brahmana lady Dhammaghosa asked him to abandon the food arguing that it was poisonous and would bring his life to an end But Dhammarui devoured all that food to save numerous ants which would have come into contact with the abandoned food and died Then he performed Sallekhanā left his mortal coils and took birth as a celestial being He will attain liberation in his next life 1 Jna 107 JitBh 855 KalpC p 96 V 3332 3347 A aCu II pp 95 211 In AvaN 1313 and AvaC II p 211 the place and the offerer are mentioned as town Rohiḍ g and courtezan Rohiṇī(3)