Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.118
Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v2.c8.s5.118
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Sampai (Samprati) Son of Kuṇāla(1), grandson of Asoga(1) and great grandson of Camḍagutta. He was the mightiest of all of them.¹ He reigned at Ujjeṇī and conquered Suraṭṭha, Amdha, Damila, etc., that is, the whole of Dakkhiṇāvaha, beginning from there.² He made Amdha, Damila, Kudakka, Marahaṭṭa, etc. suitable for the tour of ascetics and got constructed temples at many a place.³ He was a lay-votary of preceptor Suhatthi(1)⁴. In his previous life Sampai was a poor man and had become a disciple of the same preceptor.⁵