Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.447
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.447
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2 Pāvā Mahāvīra attained emancipation at this place Mahāpauma(10) will also attain emancipation at this place which is said to be different from Pāvā Majjhimā In the Pali literature there is mentioned that the place of the death of Nigaṇṭha Jñātṛputra (ie Mahavīra) was a city of the Mallas and it lay near Kusinara 3 It is identified with Padraona near Kusagara or Pappaur near Sewan which was the capital of the Mallas Some identify it with Sathiyanva Diha 10 miles south east of Kusinara