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Meghaghosa (Meghaghosa)
1, Tir 696.
1. Mahan. p. 154.
Meghamāliņi (Meghamalini)
1. Sth. 643.
Meghavati
Meghamālā
A nun of the
Order of Titthayara Vasupujja. After death she had to take birth in an infernal abode due to her mental weakness,1
See Mehamāliņi.1
1. Sth. 643.
See Mehavai.1
Meghassară (Meghasvarā)
1. Jam. 119, AvaCu. I. p. 146.
Meta (Meda)
1. Pras. 4.
Meccha (Mleccha)
1. AvaCu. I. p. 584, AvaCu. II. p. 203, 217. Tir. 1246.
Medhagamala (Medhrakamukha). Mendhamuha.
1. Sut Si. p, 123.
Son of king Jiyasattu(21).1
See Meya.1
609
Another name of Milikkhu. See Aṇāriya.
Metajja or Metijja (Metarya)
1. AvaCu. I. pp. 494, 495.
1, Praj. 37, Pras. 4. 2, BrhBh. 2766.
Bell of Dharaṇa, lord of Nagakumāra gods.1
Jain Education International
2. AvaN. 646 ff..
Metejja Bhayali (Maitreya-Bhayāli) See Bhayali(2).1
1. Risi. 13.
See Meyajja.1
Meya (Meda) An Aṇariya tribe and its country. The Meya people are referred to as hunters.2 It was a sea-faring tribe of the Makran coast. 3. GESM. p. 54, LAI. p. 363.
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1. Kalp (Theravali ). 3, Nan. v. 21,
AvaN. 595, 635, Vis. 2013.
Meyajja
An Aṇāriya people. It is the same as
1. Meyajja (Metarya) Tenth (principal disciple) Gaṇadhara of Titthayara Mahavira. He was son of Datta(8) and his wife Varuṇadeva belonging to the Tumgiya(2) settlement. His family-line was Kodinņa. He had a discussion with Titthayara Mahāvīra at Majjhimā-Pāvā regarding the existence of heaven, hell etc. Being convinced by his arguments he became a disciple of the Titthayara along with his three hundred pupils.3 At that time he 3. AvaN. 619 ff., Vis. 2428, KalpV. pp. 179, 186, KalpDh. p. 115.
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