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Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.511

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.511

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Mahāpāyālakalasa ( Mahāpātālakalaśa ) A structure resembling a big pot in the Lavaṇa ocean. There are four such kalaśas in the four quarters. Their names are: Valayāmuha, Keua(2), Jūyaa or Jūvaa and Isara(1). They are situated at a distance of ninety-five thousand yojanas from Jambuddīva. They are one lakh yojanas deep. Their breadth is ten thousand yojanas at the bottom, one lakh yojanas in the middle and ten thousand yojanas at the top. They serve as the abodes of four gods: Kāla(11) Mahākāla(10), Velamba(2) and Pabhaṃjaṇa(1).²
1. Sam. 52, 95, SamA. p. 72, Sth. 305, 720.
2. Jiv. 156.

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