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Camdacchāya
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Camdacchāya (Candracchāya) King of Campā, the capital of Amga(1).1 He attacked Mihilā to get in marriage Malli(1), the daughter of king Kumbha, by whose beauty he was bewildered. He was pursuaded by Malli not to run after ugly things like a human body. He was so much impressed by the arguments advanced by her that he renounced the world and took to asceticism. In course of time he obtained omniscience and attained liberatlon. See also Malli.
1. Jha. 65, 69-70. 1. Caṁdajasă (Candrayasā) Wife of Vimala vāhana(6), the first Kulagara (governor) of the current Osappiņi (descending cycle).1
1. AvaN. 159, Vis. 1572, Tir. 79, Sam. 157, AvaM. p. 135.
2. Camdajasā Sister of Candajjhaya, king of Arakkhuri, and wife of Sujāta(2), son of Dhanamitta of Campā. She suffered from leprosy.1
1. AvaCu. II. p. 198, AvaN. 1298, AvaM. p. 710.
See Candajjhaya.1
Camdajjhaa (Candradhvaja)
1. AvaH. p. 710.
Camdajjhaya ( Candradhvaja ) A celestial abode of Sanamkumāra(1) and Mābimda(3) where gods live maximum for three sägaropama years.
1. Sam. 3.
Cardanakamthā (Candanakanthā) A kettle-drum (bheri) belonging to Kaņha(1)
1. Vis. 1446-8, Visk. pp. 418-9. Camdaņajjā (Candanāryā) See Camdaņā(1)1.
1. Tir. 462. Camdaņapāyava (Candanapādapa) A garden at Miyagăma.
1. Vip. 2.
Same as Camdaņā(1)
Camdanabālā (Candanabāla)
1. Ava. p. 28.
1. Camdaņā (Candanā) Chief nun-disciple of Mahā vīra. She was at the head of thirty-six thousand nuns. King Dahivāhana of Campă was her father. Her original name was Vasumai(1). Once king Sayāņia of Kosambi attacked Campā. King Dahivāhana, however, escaped, whereas queen Dhāriņi(3) and her daughter princess Vasumai(1) were captured by a camel-driver.2 1. Kalp. 135, Tir. 462, DasCu. p. 50, 2 . According to AvaH. p. 223, they Bha. 382, AvaCu. I. p. 320, Ant.
were captured by a boatman. 17-26, Ava. p. 28, Sam. 157.
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