The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.50
The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.50
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c9.50
⁸ The lion of the so-called Dvipakumāra may go back to the animal of the dvīpu kat’ exochen, Simhaladvipa. But the neighbourhood of aggi and vijju, perhaps even the princely names of Puṇṇa and Vasiṭṭha (Avaśiṣṭa) are indicative of dipa instead of dvipa.