Prakrit Proper Names Part 2

SR No.: 001126
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1970
Total Pages: 536
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Dictionary, & Dictionary - Language
File Size: 9 MB

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Münisuvvaya
3. Municamda A preceptor of the line of Titthayara Pasa(1). While staying at the Kumaraa settlement he was strangled to death by a drunken potter viz. Kuvaṇaa who took him to be a thief. The preceptor attained emancipation. Gosala had met Municamda and Titthayara Mahāvīra knew it.
1. Vis. 1932, AviN 478, AvaCu, I. pp. 285-286, 291, Kalp V. p. 165.
4. Municamda
Son of Dharini(32) and Camdavaḍemsaa. He was king of Saeya. He enthroned his son and renounced the world and became a disciple of Sagaracamda(2). Once on journey separated from his preceptor he lost way into a jungle and being exasperated with hunger and thirst he swooned. There he was served by some cowherds.1
1. UttN. 8, UttS. p. 375, UttCu. p. 213.
Munisumdarasuri (Munisundarasūri)
1. Ava p. 19.
1. Munisuvvaya (Munisuvrata) Twentieth Titthamkara of the current descending cycle, in the Bharaha (2) region. He was Sihagiri(4) in his previous birth. He was son of king Sumitta(3) and his queen Paumāvai(5) of Rayagiha. His height was twenty dhanusas and his colour was dark-blue.+ He took to asceticism along with one thousand men at the age of 22500 years. On that occasion he used Manohara palanquin.5 Bambhadatta(3) was the first person to offer him alms. He attained emancipation after living a life of 30000 years. His sacred tree was Campaka. He had an excellent community of 30000 monks, 50000 nuas, 172000 lay-votaries. Kumbha(3) was his first disciple. Pupphavati(1) was his first woman-disciple.10 He had 18 Gaṇadharas."1 Khamdaa(1), Khattiya(2), Gamgadatta(6) etc. were initiat:d by him.12 The redaction of the canon took place after a period of 1184980 years of the liberation of Munisuvvaya.13
1. Nan. v. 19, Sam. 157, Ava. p. 4, Sth. 411, AvaN. 371. 1095, Vis. 1759, Tir. 332.
2. Sam. 157.
3. Sam. 157, AvaN. 383ft.. Tir. 483. 4. Sam. 20, AvaN. 377, 379; Tir. 349, 364.
5. Sam. 157, AvaN. 225, 299 ff., Tir.
393.
6. Sam. 157, AvaN. 329.
Author of Santikara-sutra.1
7. AvaN. 305, 325 ff.
8. Sam. 157, Tir. 407.
9. AvaN. 259 ff., 278 if., Sam. 50. See also Lokaprakasa, ch. 32.
10. Sam. 157, Tir. 453, 461. 11. AvaN. 269, Tir. 453.
12. Bha. 576, 617, VyaBh.
10. 589, AvaCu. II. p. 277, UttCu. p. 73, JitBh. 528, 2498.
13. Kalp. 185.
2. Muņisuvvaya Eleventh would be Titthamkara in the Bharaha(2) region and a future birth of Devai.1
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1112,