Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.368
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s4.368
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Vaṇhidasā (Vṛṣṇidaśā) An Aṃgabāhira Kālia text also known as Aṃdhagavaṇhidasā. It describes the lives of twelve princes belonging to the Vaṇhi family-line. Hence, it consists of twelve chapters. The twelve princes were sons of Baladeva(1)¹, a son of Vasudeva and a grand son of Vaṇhi(1).² The text is also known as the fifth Uvaṃga.³ Some enumerate it as the twelfth Upāṃga.⁴ It has the following chapters.⁵ Nisadha(7), Aṇiya(1), Vaha(2), Vehala(1), Pagati(2), Jutti, Dasaraha(4), Dadharaha(6), Mahādhaṇu, Sattadhaṇu(1), Dasadhaṇu(3) and Sayadhaṇu(3).