[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v1.c5.s20.718 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.718 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.s20.718 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c5.s20.718](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.718) Purimatāla or Purimayāla (Purimatāla) A city to the north-east of which a park named Amohadamsaṇa was situated. There was a shrine of Jakkha Amohadamsai in that park. The dreadful forest of Sāla a hide out for robbers lay to the north-east of this city.¹ There was also an old temple of Malli(1).² Titthayara Mahāvīra had visited Purimatāla.³ There he narrated the previous birth of Abhaggaseṇa(4).⁴ Niṇṇaya, a resourceful merchant and dealer in eggs belonged to this place. Seven disciples of parivrājaka Ammaḍa(1) had started for this city from Kampillapura.⁵ Titthayara Usabha(1) attained omniscience in the Sagaḍamuha park which was situated on the outskirts of Purimatāla.⁷ This city was situated in the vicinity of Viṇiā.⁸ It is also called Vinitāsākhāpura.⁹ The lord of the Isāṇa celestial region worshipped Titthayara Mahāvīra at this place and merchant Vaggura who belonged to this place also paid homage to him.¹⁰ - [Previous: v1.c5.s20.717](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.717) - [Next: v1.c5.s20.719](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.719) - [Up: v1.c5.s20](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.718](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v1.c5.s20.718) · Pramāṇa