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Abhīji
Abhijayamta An off-shoot (kula) of Māṇavagana(2).
1. Kalp p. 260.
Abhijāa (Abhijāta) Eleventh day of a fortnight.
1. Jam. 152, Sur. 48.
Abhinamda (Abhinanda) Same as Abhiņamdia.
1. Sur. 53.
Abhiņamdaņa (Abhinandana) Fourth Titthamkara of the current descending cycle. He was son of king Samvara(1) and queen Siddhatthā(1) of Viņiā.? He took birth on the expiry of ten lakh crore sāgaropama years after the death of Sambhava, the third Titthamkara. His height was 350 dhanuşas. He had complexion of heated gold. He renounced the world along with one thousand men. On that occasion he used Supasiddhā palanquin. He had 116 groups of monks each under the charge of one group-leader.s He lived for a period of fifty lakh pūrva years (twelve and a half as a prince, thirty-six and a half as a king and one lakh pūrva as a monk) and then attained liberation on mount Sammeya.10 His principal maledisciple and woman-disciple were Vajjaņābha and Ajiā(2) respectively. Imdadatta(1) was the first one to offer alms to the Titthayara.11 The sacred tree of priyaka was associated with him.12 The number of male and female disciples under him was 3 lakh and 6 lakh 30 thousand respectively.13 In his previous birth he was Dhammasiha(3),14 1. Ava. p. 4.
the number of group leaders is 103. 2. AvaN. 382ff., Sam. 157, Tir. 467. 9. AvaN. 280, 303. 3. Sth. 730.
10. Ibid. 307. 4. Sam. 105.
11. Sam. 157, Tir. 445, 457, Avan. 327. 5. Avan. 376, Tir. 336.
12. Sam. 157, Tir. 405. 6. AvaN. 225, Tir. 391.
13. AvaN. 256, 260. 7. Sam. 157.
14. Sam. 157. 8. AvaN. 266; According to Tir. 444
Extra-ordinary name of the month of śrāvana.1
Abhiņamdia (Abhinandita)
1. Jam. 152, Sur. 53.
Abhivaddhi (Abhivrddhi) Same as Ahivaddhi.?
1. Jam. 157.
Abhii (Abhijit) See Abhii.1
1. Sam. 3.
Abhiji (Abhijit) Same as Abhii.1
1. Sam. 9.
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