Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s2.834

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1. Mahurā ( Mathurā ) Capital of Sūraseṇa(2), an Āriya country.¹ Its another name is Uttaramahurā.² There was a Jain tope (stūpa)³ which was claimed by the Buddhists.⁴ This place was a land-port.⁵ It was connected with Aṇamdapura by a land-route.⁶ There was a park called Bhaṃḍiravaḍeṃsia in Mahurā. Titthayara Pāsa(1) had visited it.⁷ The shrine of Yakṣa Sudamsana(20)⁸ situated in that park was visited by pilgrims.⁹ During the reign of king Suīdāma and the ministership of Subandhu(4) Titthayara Mahāvīra visited this city.¹⁰ Mahāvīra in one of his former births, (i. e. Tivittha(1) in his preceding birth) as Vissabhūi had died here with a resolve to get prowess in his next life.¹¹ The daśārhas of Vāsudeva(2) Kaṇha being afraid of Jarāsamdha left this city and migrated to Bāravaī.¹² King Dhara(3) of this place was invited to participate in the svayaṃvara of Dovaī.¹³ King Jiyasattu(19) and courtezan Kālā of this place had a son named Kālavesiya who became a monk.¹⁴ Princess Nivvuī, daughter of Jiya-sattu(30),¹⁵ king Samkha(8)¹⁶ and purohita Imdadatta(8)¹⁷ belonged to this city.