Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.s7.81

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Kaṭṭhapāyāra (Kāṣṭhapādukākāra) An Āriya industrial group¹ preparing wooden foot wears Katthahāraa (Kasthaharaka) A wood cutter who renounced the world and became a disciple of Suhammā(1) People used to laugh at him with the remark that he had taken to monkhood simply because he could not feed himself Prince Abhaya(1) came to know it He thought out a plan to stop the people from uttering such absurd words He announced to distribute three crores of guineas among the people Many people assembled to receive the grant Abhaya told them that only he who was prepared to abandon three things viz fire und stilled water and woman would get the grant Nobody was prepared to do it Abhaya then explained to the people the real significance of abandonment and told them that Katthahāraa had abandoned all the three things and hence he deserved reverence 2