Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s3.283

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Rāyapaseṇia or Rāyapaseṇiya ( Rājapraśnīya ) An Aṃgabāhira Ukkālia text.¹ It is known as second Uvaṃga derived from the Sūyagaḍa, an Aṃga(3).² It deals with the life of king Paesi, his birth as god Sūriyābha(2), his celestial grandeur and enjoyments and his staging of a drama in the presence of Titthayara Mahāvīra. It records a beautiful dialogue between king Paesi and ascetic Kesi(1) regarding the identity of soul and body. It gives a brief account of thirty-two varieties of drama. It is reffered to in Viyāhapaṇṇatti³, Jīvājīvābhigama⁴, Jambūdīvapaṇṇatti⁵ and Āvassaga-cuṇṇi.⁶