Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.437

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Pālitta (Pādal pta) A preceptor contemporary of king Murumḍa(2) When all the phys c ans fa led Pālitta cured Murumḍa from a severe headache by the power of mantras He was master of sc ences and performed sur prising acts ² Once he made an mage of the s ster of the king and fixed some mechanical devices to it That doll walked winked and waved the fan The king was astonished to see t ³ Pālitta is said to have composed Kālajñāna⁴ and a commentary on Jyotiṣakarandaka ⁵ Prabhāvakacaritra mentions that the preceptor was son of merchant Phulla and Pratimādevī belonging to the city of Kośala His original name was Nāgendra and at 1 NisCu III p 423 PinN 498 499 | 3 B hBh 4915 B hKs p 1316 J t Bh 1444 | 4 S M p 73 See 1 J M p 122 2 A C I p 554 N M p 162 | 5 Vy M II p 91 the age of eight he accepted asceticism from preceptor Sangamasuha the disciple brother of Nāgahastin He was instructed by Maṇḍanagaṇin He became ācarya after ten years of his initiation 6