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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Máħabbala
Mahappabha (Mahāprabha) See Mahāpabha (2).?
1. Jiv. 182. Mababāhu (Mahābāhu ) See Mahābāhu.
1. AvaN. 1291. 1. Mahabbala (Mahābala ) Son of king Bala (4) and queen Pabhăvai (1) of Hatthiņāpura. He was previous life of merchant Sudamsaņa (13) of Vāņiagăma. His marriage was solemnised with eight princesses. He took initiation from preceptor Dhammaghosa(5) of Titthayara Vimala's line, studied fourteen Puvvas, practiced asceticism for twelve years and went to the Bambha celestial region after death. Thereafter, he took birth as merchant Sudamsana." 1. Bha. 429-432, Utt. 18-51, Jna. 66, Anut. 3, Ant. 1, 4, 15, Vip. 33, AvaCu. I. pp.
251, 369, UttK. p. 350, AnutA. p. 3, JnaA. pp. 127, 129.
Mahabbala Previous life of Titthamkara Malli (1). He was son of king Bala (2) and queen Dhāriņi (23) of the city of Viyasogã. He had five hundred wives with Kamalasiri (1) at their head. He renounced the world along with his friends Ayala (2), Dharana (3), Purana (1), Vasu (1), Vesamana (3) and Abhicamda (4). They decided to practice penances uniformly. Mahabbala tried to surpass the six fellow-ascetics in this respect by concealing the content of his penance. As a consequence of this type of deceitfulness he earned the stri-näma-gotra karmal along with the tirtharkaranāma - gotra karma. This is how Titthamkara Malli was born as a female.3 1. A type of Karma giving rise to 2. A type of Karma giving rise to femaleness.
Tirthankara-hood. 5. Ina, 64-5, SthA. p. 401.
3. Mahabbala A previous life of Usabha (1). He was son of king Aibala(3) and grandson of king Sayabala of Gamdhasamiddha city. Sayambuddha(2) was his friend and minister. After death he was born as god Laliyamga.
1, AvaCu. I, pp. 165, 171, 179, AvaN. 171 f., Vis. 1586, AvaH. p. 116, AvaM. 158, 4. Mahabbala Sixth would-be Väsudeva(1) in the Bharaha(2) region."
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1143.
5. Mahabbala Twenty-third would-be Titthamkara in the Eravaya(1) region. Titthogāli mentions Sakosala in this context.2 1. Sam. 159.
12. Tir. 1121,
Same as Mahābala(1).1
6. Mahabbala
1. Sth. 616.