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Appendix - Notes
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Kakandī
The capital of King Jitashatru and the birthplace of the blessed Anāgāra, a great ascetic.
This was an ancient and famous city in North India. During the time of Lord Mahāvīra, King Jitashatru ruled this city.
Outside the city of Kakandī was a beautiful garden called 'Sahasrāmrvana'. The Samvasarana of the Lord was held here. The initiation of the blessed Anāgāra also took place in this garden.
Currently, Kakandī would have been somewhere two miles from Nūnkhār station, thirty miles southeast of Gorakhpur. Sahasrāmrvana
Sahasrāmrvana. This garden is mentioned extensively in the Āgamas. There was also a beautiful garden of the same name outside the city of Kakandī, where the initiation of Dhanayakumāra and Sunakṣatrakuṁāra took place.
Sahasrāmrvana is also mentioned outside the following cities:
1. Outside Kakandī.
2. On Mount Girnār.
3. Outside the city of Kāmpilya.
4. Outside Pāṇḍu Mathurā.
5. Outside the city of Mithilā.
6. Outside Hastināpura, etc.
King Jitashatru
The one who conquers enemies. Just as the name of King Brahmadatta often appears in Buddhist Jātakas, so too does the name of King Jitashatru often appear in Jain texts. The name Dhāriṇī is also often associated with Jitashatru. It has been an ancient practice of storytellers to mention the name of some king at the beginning of any story.
Even if there was no king by this name, the storyteller uses this name at the beginning of his story. However, the name of King Jitashatru is mentioned a lot in the story-texts of Jain literature. The following cities are said to have been ruled by a king named Jitashatru:
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City Vāṇijyagrāma Cāmpānagarī
Ujjayinī
Sarvatobhadra Nagar
Mithilā Nagarī
Pāñcāla Deśa
Āmalakalpā Nagarī
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