[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970) › v2.c8.s3.283 # Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s3.283 Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s3.283 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c8.s3.283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3.283) 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 - [Previous: v2.c8.s3.282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3.282) - [Next: v2.c8.s3.284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3.284) - [Up: v2.c8.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3.283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mehta-chandra-1970.v2.c8.s3.283) · Pramāṇa