Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s3.249

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Uvavāia or Uvavāiya (Aupapātika) An Amgabāhira Ukkāliya text It is also regarded as the first Uvamga and is derived from Ayāra an Amga(3)² It describes in full the city of Campā the Puṇṇabhadda(4) caitya and the grove surrounding it king Kuṇiya and queen Dhāriṇī(2) Mahāvīra and the like³ These descriptions are reproduced abbreviated or indicated when required elsewhere It also describes in detail the various penances undertaken by the disciples of Mahāvīra Description of various celestial beings coming to attend upon Mahāvīra is also given therein It deals with the life of Ammaḍa(1) as a mendicant (parirājaka) and his subsequent life as Daḍhapainṇa Literally Uvavāiya (Aupapātika) means the text dealing with the birth of celestial and infernal beings and the attainment of salvation⁶