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Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2: M

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2

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Mai ( Mati ) Daughter of king Paṃḍuseṇa of Paṃḍumahurā. The place where she got salvation was illuminated by the presiding god of the Lavaṇa ocean and it came to be known as Pabhāsa(5).¹ 1 AvaCu. II. p. 197, AvaN. 1296.

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Maipattiyā ( Matipātrikā ) An offshoot of Uḍḍehagaṇa(2).¹
1. Kalp. p. 259.

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Maumda ( Mukunda ) See Muguṃda-maha.¹
1. Raj. 148.

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1. Mamkāi ( Maṃkāti ) First chapter of the sixth section of Aṃtagaḍadasā.¹
1. Ant. 12.

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2. Mamkāi A merchant of Rāyagiha. He took initiation from Mahāvīra, studied eleven Aṃga(3) texts, practised asceticism for sixteen years and attained emancipation on mount Vipula.¹
1. Aut. 12.

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1. Mamkhali Father of Gosāla and husband of Bhaddā(28).¹
1. Bha 540, AvaCu. I. p. 282, AvaN. 474, Vis. 1928.

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2. Mamkhali See Mamkhaliputta(2).¹
1. Risi (Saṅgrahaṇī).

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1. Mamkhaliputta (Maṅkhaliputra) Another name of Gosāla, the son of Mamkhali(1).¹
1. Bha. 536, SamS. 88.

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2. Mamkhaliputta A non-Jain sage in Ariṭṭhanemi's tīrtha, recognised as a Patteyabuddha.¹
1. Risi. 11, Risi (Saṅgrahaṇī).

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Maṅgalā Mother of Sumai(7), the fifth Titthaṃkara. King Meha(5) of Kosalapura was her husband.¹
1. San. 157, AvaN. 382–7, NanM. p. 158, Tir. 468.

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1. Maṅgalāvai (Maṅgalāvatī) A district lying to the west of mount Māyaṃjaṇa. It is situated in Mahāvideha, with its capital at Rayaṇasaṃcaya(1).¹
1. Jam. 96.

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2. Maṅgalāvai A peak of the Somaṇasa(5) mountain situated in Mahāvideha. It is five hundred yojanas high.¹
1. Jam. 97, Sth. 590.

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3. Maṅgalāvai A deity presiding over the Maṅgalāvai(2) peak.¹
1. Jam. 98.

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4. Maṅgalāvai Wife of king Dasaṇṇabhadda(1) of Dasaṇṇapura.¹
1. AvaCu. I. p. 479.

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5. Maṅgalāvai Another name of Dhāriṇī(8), the mother of Vairanābha and wife of Vairaseṇa(1).¹
1. AvaCu. I. p. 180.

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Maṅgalāvatī See Maṅgalāvai.¹
1. Sth. 590, AvaCu. I. pp. 172. 180, 479.

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1. Maṅgalāvatta (Maṅgalāvarta) A peak of the Ṇaliṇakūḍa mountain situated in Mahāvideha. It is five hundred yojanas high.¹
1. Jam. 95.

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2. Maṅgalāvatta A district in the Mahāvideha region. It lies to the south of mount Ṇilavanta(1), to the north of river Siyā(1), to the east of mount Naḷiṇakuḍa and to the west of pond Paṃkāvai(1). Its presiding deity is of the same name. Its capital is at Maṃjusā.¹

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3. Maṃgalāvatta Presiding deity of Maṃgalāvatta(2).¹

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1. Jam. 95.

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4. Maṃgalāvatta A celestial abode in Baṃbhaloa where gods have maximum span of life of ten sāgaropama years. They breathe once in ten fortnights and have desire for food once in ten thousand years.¹

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1. Sam. 10.

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Maṃgu A learned preceptor.¹ Owing to his greed for food he became a Jakkha after his death at Mahurā(1).² He had a different opinion regarding dravyācārya.³ Samudda(1) was his preceptor and Namdila his disciple.⁴

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1. Nan. V. 29.
2. NisBh. 3200, NisCu. II. pp. 125-6, III. p. 152, AvaCu. II. p. 80, NanM. p. 50, GacV. p. 31.
3. AvaCu. I. p. 585, BrhM. p. 144, VyaBh. 6.239. ff.
4. Nan. 28, 29.

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Maṃjughosā (Mañjughoṣā) Name of the bell of the Disākumāra gods as well as that of northern Vāṇamantara gods.¹

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1. Jam. 119, AvaCu. I. p. 146.

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Maṃjussarā (Mañjusvarā) Name of the bell of the Aggikumāra gods as well as the of the southern Vāṇamantara gods.¹

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1. Jam. 119, AvaCu. I. p. 146.

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Maṃjusā (Mañjūṣā) Capital of Maṃgalāvatta(2).¹

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1. Jam. 95.

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Maṃḍa Another name of Maṃḍiya(2).¹

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1. AvaN. 645.

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Maṃḍalapavesa or Maṃḍalappavesa (Maṇḍalapraveśa) An Aṃgabāhira Ukkālia text,¹ not extant now.

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1. Pak. p. 43, Nan. 44, NanCu. p. 58, NanM. p. 71.

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Maṃḍali (Maṃḍalin) One of the seven branches of Koccha(1) lineage.¹

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1. Sth. 551.

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Maṃḍava (Māṇḍavya) One of the seven original lineages. It had seven branches : Maṃavaḍ, Ariṭṭha(1), Samuta, Tela, Elāvacca, Kaṃḍilla and Khārāyaṇa.¹

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Maṇḍavvāyaṇa (Māṇḍavyāyaṇa) Family-name of the Assesa constellation.¹
1. Sur. 50, Jam. 159.

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Maṇḍikucchi (Maṇḍitakukṣi) Same as Maṇḍiyakucchi.¹
1. Utt. 20.2.

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1. Maṇḍita or Maṇḍiya (Maṇḍita) A notorious burglar of Beṇṇāyaḍa, lived pretending to be a weaver. No police officer could be able to detect him. It was after a long time that king Mūladeva(1) himself in the garb of a beggar, found out his den. He married Maṇḍiya's sister and gradually recovered all the looted wealth from him. Finally he was executed by the king.¹
1. UttCu. p. 118, UttS. p. 118, UttNe. p. 95.

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2. Maṇḍiya Sixth Gaṇadhara of Titthayara Mahāvīra.¹ He was son of Vijayadevā and Dhaṇadeva(3) belonging to the Vāsiṭṭha gotra (family-line). He hailed from the settlement of Moriyā(3).² His younger brother was Moriyaputta(1).³ He became disciple of Mahāvīra along with his 350 disciples after having a discussion with him at Pava-majjhimā.⁴ At that time he was fifty-three. He obtained omniscience after fourteen years and attained liberation at the age of eighty-three⁵ when Mahāvīra was still alive. He had discussed some philosophical problems with Mahāvīra.⁷ See also Maṇḍiyaputta.
1. AvaN. 595, Kalp. p. 247, Nan. v. 21, Vis. 2031.
2. AvaN. 645-650.
3. AvaN. 645.
4. AvaN. 593, 916-622, KalpV. p. 247, Tis. 2281, 2292, 2309, 2324, 2456.
5. AvaN. 651-655, Sam. 30, 83.
6. AvaN. 659, AvaCu. I. pp. 337-339.
7. Bha. 150-154.

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Maṇḍiyakucchi (Maṇḍitakukṣi) A shrine situated on the outskirts of Rāyagiha. Gosāla performed his first pauṭṭaparīhāra (entering another's dead body) here. He left the body of Udāyī(1) and entered that of Eṇejjaga(1)¹ This shrine is said to be visited by king Seṇia(1)³
1. Bha. 550. — 2. Utt. 20.2.

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Maṇḍiyaputta (Maṇḍitaputra) Another name of Maṇḍiya(2).¹
1. Sam 30, Bha. 150, 154.

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Maṇḍua (Maṇḍuka) Son of king Selaga(3) of Selagāpura. His mother was Paumāvatī(4).¹
1. Jna. 55.

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Maṇḍukka (Māṇḍūkya) Thirteenth chapter of the first section of Nayādhammakahā.¹
1. Jna. 5. Sam. 19, Jna. p. 10.

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Maṃḍukkaliya (Maṃḍūkika) A preceptor who did not expiate for the sin he committed by treading a frog, while going to beg alms.¹
1. AvaCu. I. p. 561 AvaCu, p. 161.

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Maṃḍhiyagāma (Meṃḍhikagrāma) See Meṃḍhiyagāma.¹
1. AvaN. 520, AvaCu, I. p. 316.

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1. Maṃdara (Maṃdara) First disciple of Vimala(1), the thirteenth Tiṭthaṃkara.¹
1. Sam. 157, Tir. 450.

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2. Maṃdara Seventh chapter of Dihaḍasa.¹
1. Sth. 755.

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3. Maṃdara A mountain,¹ being the prominent one.² It is situated in the centre of Jaṃbuddīva.³ It lies to the south of Uttarakuru,⁴ to the north of Devakuru, to the east of Avaravideha and to the west of Puvvavideha.⁵ It is ninetynine thousand yojanas high and one thousand yojanas deep.⁶ Its breadth and perimeter⁷ at the underground base, the surface and in the middle measure 10090 1/4 and 31910 1/4, 10000⁸ and 31623⁹, and 1000 and somewhat more than 3162 yojanas respectively.¹⁰ The top base is 100 yojanas¹¹ while the central peak above it has the base measuring twelve yojanas broad.¹² The whole mountain resembles the shape of a cow's tail. It is surrounded at its surface-level by a raised ground (pavilion), called paumavaraveiyā and a grove. There are four other groves on the mountain upwards. They are Bhaddasālavaṇa, Naṃdaṇavaṇa(1), Somaṇasavaṇa and Paṃḍagavaṇa.¹³ There are several siddhāyatanas, peaks and ponds situated on this mountain.¹⁴ It consists of three vertical layers which are composed of different materials. They measure one thousand, sixty-three thousand, and thirty-six thousand yojanas¹⁵ respectively. The first layer is composed of earth, stones, diamonds and gravel, the second one of aṃka and crystal gems, gold and silver and the last one of red gold only.¹⁶ It is called Maṃdara because its presiding god bears the same name.¹⁷ This mountain has sixteen names : (1) Maṃdara, (2) Meru, (3) Maṇorama(2), (4) Sudamsaṇa(15), (5) Sayaṃpabha(4), (6) Girirāya, (7) Rayaṇoccaya, (8) Siloccaya, (9) Logamajjha, (10) Logaṇābhi, (11) Accha(1), (12) Sūriāvatta, (13) Sūriāvaraṇa, (14) Uttama, (15) Disādi and (16) Vaḍeṃsaa.¹⁸ It has some more names like Piyadaṃsaṇa(3), Uttara(3),¹⁹ Dharaṇikhila, Dharaṇisiṃga, Pavvattiṃda, Pavvayarāya,²⁰ Kaṇagagiri²¹ etc. The distance from the western end of Mamdara to the western and the eastern ends of mount Gothūbha and to the western end of the Goyama(5) island measures 97000, 98000 and 69000 yojanas respectively.²² The Joisa gods revolve at a minimum distance of 1121 yojanas from mount Mamdara.²³ The nearest and the farthest sūramaṇḍalas (the distance at which the suns of Jambuddīva revolve around this mountain) lie at a distance of 44820 and 45330 yojanas respectively.²⁴ Celestial lords bring the new-born Jinas (Titthaṃkaras) to the mountain and perform their ablution ceremony.²⁵ There are similar Mamdara mountains in some of the other concentric islands but their height is eighty-four yojanas only.²⁶

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¹ Jam. 103, Sth. 555.

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² Utt. 11.29, Stk. 205.

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³ Jam. 103, Jha. 64.

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⁴ Jam. 103, Sam. 99.

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⁵ Jam. 103, Sth. 86.

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⁶ Jam. 103, Jiv. 147, Sth. 917.

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⁷ Sam. 103.
8. 7am. 103, Sam. 10, 45, 123, Sth. 719.

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⁹ Sam. 31.

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¹⁰ Jam. 103.

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¹¹ Sth. 719.

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¹² Sam. 12.

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¹³ Jam, 103, Jiv. 141.

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¹⁴ Jam. 103, AcaSi. p. 418.

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¹⁵ Jam. 108, According to Sam. 61 and 38, the first two layers measure sixty-one and thirty-eight thousand yojanas respectively.

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¹⁶ Jam. 108.

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¹⁸ Jam. 109, Sam. 16, Sur. 26.

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¹⁹ Saṃ. 16.

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²⁰ Sur. 26.

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²¹ AupA. p. 68.

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²² Sam. 68, 69, 97, 98. See also Sam. 55, 67, 87, 88, 92.

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²³ Jam. 164, Sam. 11, Sur. 92, Dev. 136-137.

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²⁴ Jam. 131.

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²⁵ Jam. 117-119, AvaBh. 65, Vis. 1860.

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²⁶ Sam. 84.

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4. Mamdara A peak of the western Ruyaga(1) mountain. Principal Disākumārī Paumāvaī(16) resides on it.¹

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¹ Sth. 643.

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5. Mamdara A peak of mount Mamdara(3), situated in Ṇaṃdaṇavaṇa(1). The name of its presiding deity as well as of her capitel is Mehavai.¹

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¹ Jam. 104, Sth. 689.

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6. Mamdara Same as Mamdira settlement.¹

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¹ AvaN. 443, KalpDh. p. 38.

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Mamdarakūḍa ( Mandarakūṭa ) Same as Mamdara(5).¹

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¹ Jam. 104.

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Mamdara cūlīā ( Mandaracūlikā ) Central peak of mount Mamdara(3). It is located in the centre of the circular Paṃḍagavaṇa.¹ Its height measures forty yojanas.² Its breadth at the base, in the middle and at the upper part is twelve, eight and four yojanas respectively.³ Similarly its circumference measures thirty-seven, twenty-five and twelve yojanas respectively. It is somewhat more at all the three points. The shape of the peak is like a cow's tail. It is wholly composed of vaiḍūrya gems. There is a shrine of siddhas situated on the summit of the peak.⁴ 1. Mamdira A settlement where Mahāvīra was born in his previous birth as Brahmin Aggibhāi(2).¹
1. Vis. 1809, AvaN. 443, AvaCu. I. d. 229, KalpV. p. 43.

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¹ Jam. 106, AvaCu. I. p. 144.

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² Jam. 106, Sam. 40.

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³ Jam. 106, Sth. 640, 302.

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⁴ Jam. 106.

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2. Mamdira A place where Titthayara Samti received his first alms.¹
1. AvaN. 324.

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Magadha See Magaha.¹
1. NisCu. III. p. 523, AvaH. p. 261.

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Magadhā Same as Magaha.¹
1. AvaCu. II. p. 280.

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Magara ( Makara ) Another name of Rāhu(1).¹
1. Bha. 453, Sur. 105.

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Magasira (Mṛgaśiras) One of the twenty-eight Nakkhattas(1). Bhāraddāya(2) is its family-name. God Soma(5) presides over it.¹
1. Sur. 36, 50, Sth. 90, 170, 227, 589, 694, 781, Sam. 3, 10, Jam. 155-158.

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Magaha ( Magadha ) One of the sixteen Janapadas ( countries ).¹ Magaha was one of the 25² Āriya³ countries, with its capital at Rāyagiha.⁴ It formed the eastern limit of the Āriya territory in the Bharaha(2) region. Monks were not allowed to move beyond it.⁵ It was visited by Titthayara Mahāvīra.⁶ At the end of the great famine monks assembled in a council held at Pāḍaliputta in this country⁸ for restoring the canon. Kusatthala,⁹ Gobbara-gāma¹⁰ and Namdiggāma(1)¹¹ were situated in it. Cāubhāiyā, aṭṭhabhāiyā, solasabhāiyā and causaṭṭhiyā were the standard units current in this country for measuring liquid and āḍhaya, addhāḍhaya, patthaya, addhapatthaya, kulava and addhakulava for measuring grains.¹² The people of Magaha are said to be expert in understanding things merely by gestures.¹³

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1. Bha. 554.
2. Utt. 20.2, 10, NisCu. I. p. 17.
3. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123, BraBh. 3263, Vis. 1666, AvaN. 234, Anu. 130.
4. UttCu. p. 260, AvaCu. II. p. 280.
5. Brh. 1.51, BrhBh. 3263, BrhKs. p. 913.
6. AvaN. 488, AvaCu. I. p. 293, KalpV. p. 167, NisCu. III. p. 523.
7. AvaCu. II. p. 187.
8. Tir. 719, ff.
9. Mahan. p. 87.
10. AvaN. 494, 644, AvaCu. I. p. 297, PinN. 199, Vis. 1942, 1948, 2605.
11. JitBh. 826.
12. Raj. 187, RajM. p. 326.
13. UttCu. p. 43, VyaBh. 10.93.

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Magahasiri ( Magadhaśrī ) One of the two chief courtezans of king Jarāsamdha of Rāyagiha.¹
1. AvaCu. II. p. 209, AvaN. 1309.

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Magahasumdarī ( Magadhasundarī ) One of the two principal courtezans of Jarāsamdha, king of Rāyagiha.¹ 1. Magahasenā (Magadhasenā) A love-story.¹ It is utilised in religious discourses.²

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¹ NisCu. II. p. 415.

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² VyaBh. 5.17.

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2. Magahasenā A prostitute of the city of Rāyagiha during the reign of Jarāsandha. Her attraction for a resourceful merchant proved quite futile.¹

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¹ AcaCu. p. 86, AcaSi. p. 139.

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Magahā (Magadhā) Same as Magaha.¹

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¹ Bha. 554, AvaN. 488, 644, Mahan. 87, BrhBh. 3262, BrhKs. p. 913, AvaCu. I. p. 293.

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Magahāpura (Magadhāpura) Capital of the Magaha country. It is another name of Rāyagiha.¹

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¹ UttN. p. 321, UttS. p. 322.

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Magga (Mārga) Eleventh chapter (of the first section) of Sūyagaḍa.¹

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¹ Sam. 19, 23, SutN. 27.

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Maggara (Madgara) An Anāriya country and its people.¹ Its another name seems to be Mahura(1)² as it is mentioned in the place of Maggara in Paṇhāvāgaraṇa.²

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¹ Praj. 37.

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² Pras. 4.

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Maghava (Maghavan) See Maghavā.¹

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¹ Utt. 18.36.

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1. Maghavā (Maghavan) Third Cakkavaṭṭi of the current descending cycle.¹ He was son of king Samuddavijaya(2) and his queen Bhaddā(25) of Sāvatthī.² He flourished prior to Titthayara Samti and posterior to Titthayara Dhamma.³ Suṇamdā(3) was his chief wife.⁴ After death he is born in Saṇamkumāra(1) celestial region.⁵

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¹ Sam. 158, Utt. 18-36, Tir. 559, AvaN. 374.

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² AvaN. 382, 398-9, 401.

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³ AvaN. 417, AvaCu. I. p. 215, Vis. 1762, 1769, Tir. 561.

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⁴ Sam. 158.

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⁵ AvaN. 401.

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2. Maghavā A king who was contemporary at Camdappaha(1), the eighth Titthamkara.¹

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¹ Tir. 471.

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3. Maghavā Another name of Sakka(3).¹

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¹ Bha. 144.

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1. Maghā Family-name of Tamā, the sixth infernal region.¹ 2. Maghā One of the twenty-eight Nakkhattas(1). Piu is its presiding deity. Its family-name is Piṃgāyaṇa.¹
1. Jam. 155 ff., 159, 171, Sur. 36, 46, 50, Sth. 90, 517, 589, 656, Sam. 7-8.

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¹ Sth. 546, Jiv. 67.

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1. Maccha ( Matsya ) One of the twenty-five and a half Āriya countries, with its capital at Vairāḍa.¹ It includes the Alwar-Jaipur-Bharatpur region and its capital has been identified with modern Bairat in the Jaipur division.²
1. SutSi. p. 123. The word 'Vaccha' printed in Praj. 37 seems to be incorrect, inasmuch as the capital of Vaccha is Kosambī.
2. SGAMI. p. 105.

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2. Maccha Another name of Rāhu(1).¹
1. Bha, 453, Sur. 105.

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Macchiya-malla ( Mātsyika-malla ) A wrestler belonging to the town of Sopāraga. He was a rival of wrestler Attaṇa of Ujjeṇī. He was defeated by Phalihamalla.¹
1. AvaCu. II. p. 152, 153, VyaBh. 10 10, AvaN. 1274, UttS. p. 192 f.

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Majjhadesa ( Madhyadeśa ) A country very favourite of monks.² Seven Kulagaras take birth in this region.³ Omniscient Cakkavaṭṭi Bharahā(1) after having passed through this region reached mount Aṭṭhāvaya and attained liberation there.³ This country was overtaken by a great famine during the time of Bhaddabāhu(1).⁴ Duppasaha’s soul will descend here from heaven.⁵ This country is called by some as Āryaksetra⁶ and by some as Kosaladeśa.⁷
1. BraBh. 3257, BrhKs. p. 911.
2. Tir. 1005.
3. Jam. 70.
4. Tir. 716.
5. Ibid. 831.
6. BrhKs. p. 911.
7. TamS. p. 280.

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Majjhamiyā ( Mādhyamikā ) A city where king Meharaha(2) reigned.¹ It is identified with Nagari near Chittor in Rājasthan.²
1. Vip. 34.
2. GDA. p. 116.

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Majjhima-Uvarima-Gevijjaga The minimum and maximum span of life of the gods of this abode is 27 and 28 sāgaropamas.¹ See Gevijjaga also.
1. Sam. 27-28.

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Majjhima-Gevijja The middle Gevijja layer.¹ It has three parts, viz. Majjhimahitthima, Majjhimamajjhima and Majjhimauvarima.²
1. Sth. 232.
2. Utt. 39.212, Sth. 232.

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Majjhimamajjhima-Gevijjaga The minimum span of life of the gods of this abode is 26 and 27 sāgaropama years respectively.¹ See Gevijjaga also.

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Majjhimahitthima-Gevijjaga The minimum and maximum longevity of the gods of this abode is 25 and 26 sāgaropama years respectvely.¹ See Gevijjaga also.

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¹ Sam. 25, 26.

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Majjhimahetthima-Gevijjaga Same as Majjhimahitthima-Gevijjaga.¹

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¹ Praj. 38, Sth. 232, Sam. 25.

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1. Majjhimā (Madhyamā) A town where Titthayara Mahāvīra went from Jambhiyagāma in the very night of his obtaining omniscience. It is said to be situated at a distance of twelve yojanas from Jambhiyagāma. Mahāvīra's second samosaraṇa (religious assembly) was held and he delivered here his sermon.¹ It is the same as Pāvā-Majjhimā.

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¹ AvaCu. I. p. 324.

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2. Majjhimā A branch starting from preceptor Piyaggamtha. It is the same as Majjhimillā. It is one of the four offshoots of Koliyagaṇa(2).¹

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¹ Kalp. pp. 260-1.

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Majjhimā-ṇayari (Madhyamā-nagarī) Same as Majjhimā(1).¹

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¹ AvaCu. I. p. 324.

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Majjhimā-Pāvā (Madhyamā-Pāpā) A town where the bamboo pegs which were struck into the ears of Titthayara Mahāvīra were got extracted by merchant Siddhattha(3) through Kharaa(1), a Vaidya.¹ It is the same as Pāvā-Majjhimā.

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¹ AvaN. 526, AvaCu. I. p. 322, Vis. 1981, KalpV. p. 171.

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Majjhimillā (Madhyamikā) See Majjhimā(2).¹

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¹ Kalp. pp 260-1.

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Maṇaga (Manaka) Son of Brāhmaṇa Sejjambhava of Rāyagiha. He was born after his father had renounced the world and become a disciple of preceptor Pabhava. At the age of eight Maṇaga, too, took to asceticism. Sejjambhava composed a canonical text named Dasaveyāliya for the welfare of Maṇaga who was to live only for a short period of six months¹ more.

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¹ DasCu. pp. 6-7, DasN. p. 10, Mahan. p. 116, DasH. p. 284. Ava. p. 27.

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Maṇikaṃcaṇa (Maṇikañcana) A peak of mount Ruppi.¹

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¹ Jam. 111, Sth. 522, 643.

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Maṇicuḍa A Vidyādhara king of Rayaṇāvaha in the country of Gamdhāra(3). He enthroned his son Maṇippabha(2) born of his wife Komalāvaī(2) and renounced the world.¹

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¹ UttNe. p. 138.

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Maṇiṇāa or Maṇiṇāga (Maṇiṇāga) The shrine of a Jakkha situated near Rājagaha.¹
1. AvaBh. 134, NisBh. 5601, AvaCu. I. p. 424, SthA. p. 413, UttS. p. 157, Vis. 2925, 2250.

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Maṇidatta A Jakkha whose shrine was situated in the Mehavanna garden of Rohīḍaa.¹
1. Nir. 5.1.

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Maṇipura A town where householder Nāgadatta(4) lived.¹ It has been identified with Maṇikapattana, a sea-port at the mouth of the Chilka lake in Orissa.²
1. Vip. 34. | 2. GDA. p. 126.

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1. Maṇippabha (Maṇiprabha) Son of prince Rajjavaddhaṇa and grandson of king Pālaa(2) of Ujjeṇī.¹ See Ajiyaseṇa(2) for his full life.
1. AvaCu. II. pp. 189-190, AvaN. 1282, UttK. p. 74, Mar. 474.

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2. Maṇippabha Son of king Maṇicūḍa and his queen Kamalāval(2) of Rayaṇāvaha. He was infatuated with the beauty of Mayaṇarehā, wife of Jugabāhu(4). But on being enlightened by his father who had renounced the world, he took her as his sister.¹
1. UttNe. p. 138.

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Maṇibhadda (Maṇibhadra) One of the twelve disciples of preceptor Sambhuivijaya(4).¹
1. Kalp. p. 256.

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Maṇiraha (Maṇiratha) King of Sudamisaṇapura in the country of Avanti. He assassinated his younger brother Jugabāhu(4) to obtain his beautiful wife Mayaṇarehā for himself. He died and went to hell.¹
1. UttNe. p. 136.

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Maṇivaiyā (Maṇimatikā) A town where merchant Puṇṇabhadda(9) lived.¹ Probably it is the same as Maṇivayā.
1. Nir. 3.5.

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Maṇivayā (Maṇimayā) A town where king Mitta(5) offered alms to monk Sambhūya(3).¹ See also Maṇivaiyā.
1. Vip. 34.

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Maṇu (Manu) A celestial abode in Sohamma(1) where the maximum longevity of gods is one sāgaropama years. They breathe once in a fortnight and have desire for food once in one thousand years.¹
1. Sam. 1.

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Maṇua (Manuja) A Jakkha.¹

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Manapuvvaga (Manupūrvaka) A country similar to Kalikeyā.¹

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Manualoa (Manujaloka) Identical with Manussakhetta.¹
1. AvaH. p. 31.

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Manussakhetta (Manuṣyakṣetra) The land where three types of human beings live. They are : kammabhūmaga, akammabhūmaga and amtaradīvaga. Since there is no human being outside this region, it is called Manussakhetta.¹ It consists of two and a half continents, viz. Jambuddīva, Dhātakikhaṇḍa and Pukkharaddhadīva. It is also called Samayakhetta.² There are two oceans in it, viz., Lavaṇa and Kāloya.³ Its breadth (diagonal) is forty-five lakh yojanas⁴ while its periphery measures 1,42,30,240 yojanas. This periphery forms the outer boundary of Manussakhetta and it coincides with the outer boundary of Abbhimtara-Pukkharaddha continent which is separated from Bāhira-Pukkharaddha by mount Māṇusuttara.⁵ There are 132 suns and the same number of moons, 11616 planets, 3696 constellations and 8840700 koṭākoṭi stars in this region Manussakhetta.⁶ It has five Bharaha(2) regions etc. Similarly there are five Mamdara(3) mountains etc. in it.⁷

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¹ Jiv. 177, JivM. p. 335.

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² Bha. 117, Sth. 148.

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³ Sth. 111, Jiv. 177.

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⁴ Sam. 45.

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⁵ Jiv. 176.

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⁶ Jiv. 177, Sur. 100, Dev, 147.

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⁷ Sth. 434, See also Sth. 39, 69, 764.

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1. Maṇorama (Manorama) A celestial abode similar to Mahāghosa(1).¹
1. Sam. 10.

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2. Maṇorama One of the sixteen names of mount Mamdara(3).¹
1. Sam. 16. Jam. 109.

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3. Maṇorama Managing god of the aerial car of the lord of the Sahassāra celestial region.¹
1. Jam. 118.

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4. Maṇorama One of the two presiding gods of the continent of Ruyaga(2).¹
1. Jiv. 185.

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5. Maṇorama A park at Vīrapura.¹
1. Vip. 34.

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1. Maṇoramā (Manoramā) A virtuous lady.¹
1. Ava. p. 28.

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2. Maṇoramā Capital of Amjū(3), a principal wife of Sakka(3). It is situated on mount Raikaraga.¹ 3. Maṇoramā: A palanquin employed on the occasion of Titthaṃkara Malli's(1) renunciation ceremony.¹

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1. Maṇoraha (Manoratha): A garden at Nālaṃdā.¹
1. SutN. 204, SutSi. p. 407.

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2. Maṇoraha: Third day of a fortnight.¹
1. Jam. 152, Sur. 48.

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Maṇosila or Maṇosilayā (Manaḥśilaka): One of the four Veladharanāgarāya gods. He has his abode on mount Dagasīma situated in the Lavaṇa ocean.¹
1. Sth. 305, Jiv. 159, SthA. p. 229.

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Maṇasilā or Maṇosiliyā (Manaḥśilā): Capital of god Maṇosilayā. It is situated on mount Dagasīma.¹
1. Jiv. 159.

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Maṇoharā (Manoharā): A palanquin used by Titthaṃkara Muṇisuvvaya(1) when he renounced the world.¹
1. Sam. 157.

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Maṇoharī (Manoharī): One of the two queens of Jiyasattu(35). She was permitted to renounce the world on the condition that she would enlighten her son Baladeva(2) Ayala(5). After her death she became the lord of the gods in the Laṃtaga region. On the death of Vāsudeva Bibhīsaṇa the brother of Ayala, she fulfilled her promise.¹
1. AvaCu. I. pp. 176-177.

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Mati: See Mai.¹
1. AvaN. 1296, AvaCu. II. p. 197.

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Mattajalā: A river flowing between the Vacchāvai and Rammā(4) districts.¹ It lies to the east of mount Maṃdara(3) and to the south of river Siyā.²
1. Jam. 96, Sth. 522.
2. Sth. 197.

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Mattiyāvai (Mṛttikāvatī): Capital of Āriya country Dasaṇṇa.¹ Dasaṇṇa is Daśārṇa, i.e., East Malwa. Its capital was Vidisā, modern Besnagar near Bhilsa.² It is not known whether Mattiyāvai was the same.
1. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123.
2. SGAMI. p. 151.

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Mathurā: See Mahurā.¹
1. AvaN. 471, AvaCu. I. p. 530, AvaCu. II. p. 155.

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Mathurākoṭṭaillaga (Mathurākoṭṭaillaka): A person pretending like Udāimāraga, whose intentions were difficult to be fathomed.¹ 1. Madanā (Madanā) One of the five principal wives of Bali(4), one of the two lords of Asurakumāra gods.¹ In her previous birth she was a daughter of a merchant belonging to Sāvatthī.²

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¹ Bha. 406, Sth. 403.

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² Jna. 150.

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2. Madanā Name of a principal wife of each of Soma(1), Jama(2), Varuṇa(1) and Vesamaṇa(9), the four Logapālas under Sakka(3), the lord of the Sohamma(1) region.¹

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¹ Bha. 406, Sth. 273.

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3. Madanā Fifth chapter of the second sub-section of the second section of Nāyādhammakahā.¹

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¹ Jua. 150.

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Maddaṇa (Mardaṇa) A village. Titthayara Mahāvīra visited it and meditated there in Baladevaghara(2).¹

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¹ AvaN. 489, AvaCu. I. p. 294, KalpV, p. 167, Vis. 1943.

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Maddaṇā (Mardaṇā) See Maddaṇa.¹

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¹ AvaM. p. 283, AvaH. p. 210.

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