Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.586

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There are thirty two districts--Vijayas(23) in Mahāvideha. They are divided into four groups geographically. The names of those districts group-wise are :--Kaccha(1)¹⁰, Sukaccha,(1), Mahākaccha(2), Kacchagāvai(2) Āvatta, Mamgalāvatta(2), Pukkhalāvatta(1) and Pukkhalāvai(1)¹¹; Vaccha(6), Suvaccha(1), Mahāvaccha, Vācchāvai, Ramma(2), Rammaga(4), Ramaṇijja(2) and Mamgalāva!(1),Pamha(1),Supamha(2), Mahāpamha(1), Pamhagāvai, Samkha(5), Kumuda(1), Naḷiṇa(4) and Naḷiṇāvai(1) ; Vappa(1), Suvappa(1), Mahāvappa(1), Vappayāvai, Vaggu(1), Suvaggu(2), Gamdhila(1) and Gamdhilāvai(1)¹² and they are situated group-wise to the east of Mamdar and north of river Siā, to the east of Mamdara and south of river Siā, to the west of Mamdara and south of river Sioā and to the west of Mamdara and north of river Sioā respectively. Or to say the first two groups are situated in Puvvavideha and the other two groups in Avaravideha. Titthaṃkaras are born in these 32 districts. Avaravideha(1) and Puvvavideha(1) have Dussamasusama era and they are Kammabhūmis.¹³ Titthaṃkaras always preach here (in Avaravideha and Puvvavideha only) cāujjāma-dhamma¹⁴ i.e. four-fold law. There exist four Titthaṃkaras, four Cakkavaṭṭis, four Baladevas(2) and four Vāsudevas(1) at the minimum.¹⁵