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________________ Bahussutapujja Bahussutapujja (Bahuśrutapujya) See Bahusuyapujja.1 1. UttCu. p. 194. Bāṇārasi (Vārāṇasī) Birth-place of Titthayara Pāsa(1). His father Asaseṇa(2) reigned there. See also Väṇārasi. 1. Kalp. 150, AvaN. 384. Bayalisa-sumiņa (Dvācatvāriṁsatsvapna) 1. Sth. 755. 506 Baramati (Dvāravati) 1. AvaCu. II. p. 202. Bāravai or Baravati (Dvaravati) Capital of Surattha country. To its north-east there is mount Revataya. The city measured twelve yojanas in length and nine yojanas width. It was established by Vesamana (9). It had a golden rampart. In the Namdaṇavana (2) park which was not far from the city, there was a shrine of Jakkha Surappiya(1). Some Ābhiras are said to have mistaken this city for devaloka. It had connections with Teyalaga-pattana (Veraval) by a water-route. Baladeva(2) Vijaya (11) belonged to Baravai.5 Vasudeva(2) Kanha(1) reigned there." Amdhaga-Vanhi,? Vasudeva, Baladeva(1)9 etc. were the rulers of this city. Many queens and princesses belonging to the families of the above-mentioned persons took initiation from Titthayara Ariṭṭhanemi10 who had also renounced the world" as well as accepted his first alms here.12 Dasarhas13 like Samuddavijaya(1) etc. and courtezans14 like Aṇamgaseņā etc. belonged to this city. Narada used to visit this city offen.15 Merchants like Arahamitta1 (2) and Thavaccăputta,17 physicians like Veyaraņi(1) and Dhanṇamamtari18 (2) and weaver Viraa19 were the residents of this place. Dīvāyaṇa(3) became the cause of the destruction of this city by conflagration.20 It is identified with modern Dwaraka of Kathiawar in Gujarat.21 See Bāravai.1 1. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123, BrhBh. 3263, BrhKs. p. 913, UttNe. p. 40. 2. Jna. 52, 117, Ant. 1, Nir. 5.1, AvaCu. I. p. 355, NanM. p. 60. 3. AvaCu. I. p. 475. 4. NisCu. I. p. 69 and f.n. 2. 5. AvaN. 408. 6. Jna. 52, 117, Ant. 1, 9, AvaCu. I pp. 117, 355, 460, AvaCu. II. pp. 16, 19, Nir. 5.1, SthA. pp. 433, 524, PrasA. pp. 87-88, UttNe. p. 37, VisK. p. 418, BrhM. p. 106, NanM. p. 161. 7. Ant. 1-2. 8. Ant. 4, Pras. 15. 9. Ant. 7, Nir. 5.1, VisK. p. 412 Jain Education International Fifth chapter of Dogiddhidanā.1 10. Ant. 1-8, 10, UttS. p. 119, UttCu. P. 76. 11. Vis. 1661, AvaN. 229, Kalp. 173. 12. AvaN. 325. 13. Pras. 15, AvaCu. 1. pp. 355-356' DasCu. pp. 41, 48. 14. AvaCu. I. pp. 355-356. 15. AvaCu. I. p. 112, AvaCu. II. p. 194, PrasJ. p. 87, PakY. p. 67. 16. AvaN. 1303, AvaCu. II. p. 202. 17. Jna. 53. 18. AvaN. 1300, AvaCu. I. p. 460. 19. AvaCu. II. p. 16. 20. Ant. 9, UttNe. p. 39, SthA. p. 255. 21. GDA. pp. 58-59, SGAMI. pp. 107, 224, For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001126
Book TitlePrakrit Proper Names Part 2
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorMohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
PublisherL D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year1970
Total Pages536
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Dictionary, & Dictionary - Language
File Size9 MB
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