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Rittha
Rāvana Eighth Padisattu of the current descending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region. He was killed by Väsudeva(2) Nárāyana(1) with his own disc.
1. Sam. 158, Tir. 609, Vis. 1767. I 2. AvaBh. 42–3. Rāhakhamaņa (Rādhakşamaņa) Disciple of preceptor Rāhāyariya.?
1. UttCu. p. 62, Utts. p. 100. Rāhāyariya (Rādhācārya ) A preceptor who had initiated Aparāiya(10), prince of Ayalapura. Rāhakhamana was his disciple.
1. UttN. and Utts. pp. 99–100. UttCu. p. 62, UttK. p. 39. UttWe. p. 25,
1. Rāhu One of the eighty-eight Gahas. Rāhu is a Joisiya goda under Soma(1), a Logapāla of Sakka(3). He has nine names : Simghādaya, Jadilaa, Kbambhaa (Khattaa ), Kharaa, Daddura (Dhaddhara), Magara, Maccha(2), Kacchabha and Kanhasappa (Kannasappa). When the aerial car of Rāhu causes a partial or full covering of the car of the moon or that of the sun, there occurs the lunar or the solar eclipse. 1. Sur. 107, Sth. 90, Jams. pp. 534-1 3 . Bha, 165.
535, SurM. pp. 295–296, Stha. pp. 4. Bha. 453. Sur. 105, SurM. p. 290, 78-79.
Dev. 143 ff. 2. Praj. 50, AvaCu. I. p. 253.
2. Rāhu Sixth chapter of the twelfth section of Viyahapannatti.1
1. Bha, 437. Riupadisattu (Ripupratiśatru) See Rivapadisattu.
1. AvaM. p. 249. Riavveda or Riuvveya (Rgveda) One of the four Vedas studied by Brāhmana mendicants.
1. Bha. 90, 380, 646. Jna. 74. 106, Vip. 24, AvaCu. I. p. 237, Aup. 38. 1. Ritha ( Arista ) Same as Arittha.
1. Tir. 451. 2. Rittha (Rista) Minister of king Vesamaņadāsa of the city of Kuliņa. He burnt ascetic Sihaseņa(7) alive.
1. Sams. 81-4.
3. Rittha A celestial abode in Sahassārakappa where the maximum span of life of gods is eighteen sägaropama years. They breathe once in eighteen fortnights and have desire for food once in eighteen thousand years,
1. Sam. 18. 4. Rittha Name of Logapāla of each of Velamba(1) and Pabbamjaņa(3).
1. Sth. 256, Bha. 169.
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