Akhyanakmanikosha

Author(s): Nemichandrasuri, Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Vasudev S Agarwal
Publisher: Prakrit Text Society Ahmedabad

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Geographical and Historical Data in AMKV.
A Bhaddilapura is also known to Antagadadasão, 3, and the Av. Nir. gātha 383 also refers to it. It is generally identified with Bhadia, a village near Kuluhā hill near Hunterganj in the Hazaribag district. Kundiņā or Kundiņipuri, also referred to in Nāyādhammakahão, Vasudevahindi,' etc., as capital of Vidarbha, is identified with modern Kaundinyapura on the banks of the Wardha in the Chandur Taluk of the Amaraoti district. Ayalapura, Acalapura, is generally identified with Ellichpur in Berar. J. C. Jaina giving references to Piņda-Niryukti, Āv. Tikā, etc. shows that Acalapur was in Abhira, that the rivers Kanhã and Beņņā flowed near the town, and between them was the island Bambhadiva, a habitat of 500 tăpasas ( also see AMKV. p. 174).
Gudasattha, associated with an incident in the life of Ārya Khapuța, is also mentioned in the Āvašyaka Cūrņi. J. C. Jaina has suggested that it was situated not far from Broach. The AMKV, (p. 175 ) as well as the Āv. Cü, say that there was a Buddhist Stúpa near a Buddhist vihāra at Broach. Ksemapuri (p. 130 ) cannot be identified, but a Kşemapuri existed in Saurāştra, according to Vandāruvstti. Dhavalakkaka or Dhavalakapura, referred to in Praśasti of AMKV. is modern Dholkā in Gujarat State. Kāsahsda (p. 369 ) also referred to in the Prasasti, may be Käsindrà in Rajasthan.? Märävalli (p. 369 ) as the context shows, may be somewhere in the Medapāța region.
Gangaura or Gangapura is not identified. A Gangapura is referred to in Vipäkasūtra.Similarly Animanjiya, Sivamandira, Huyavabajala, Sudamsaņa, Susima, Sangarapura, Chammāni, Jayavaddhaņa, Jayantiya, Jivaharana, Paccantapura, Bhūtalānanda, Karşaka, Kundavalaya, Ayāmuhi, Dharanitilaya, Devasāla, Paumuttara, Silāgāma, Lacchitilaya, Rayaņāvaha, Mahila, Mangalaura, Manjulāvai, Nandaņa, Vädipuri, Suhatthala etc. cannot be identified. Javaura or Yavapura of the story of Yayarāja is interesting. Probably the original name was Yayanapura. Yavapura, however, remains unidentified. Usuyāra was located in Kuru in Jaina canons, but cannot be identified. Usirāvatta may be Usiravati which occurs in Cârudatta's account in Vasudevahiņdi, p. 146. Ilāvaddhaņa also occurs in Vasudevahindi, pp. 218, where it is said to be an ornament on the bank of the Ganges and again on p. 357 it is said to be near Tamralipti. According to Av. Cü., p. 484, Ilavaddha was situated on the bank of the Bennå. Vadapura, 10 Sarkhapura and Vasantapura are also mentioned in the Vasudevahindi, but they cannot be satisfactorily identified.
Teyali is mentioned in the Nāyādhammakahão also, but cannot be identified. About Dantavakkanayara (p. 277) it may be noted that it is said to have been ruled by a king named Dantavakka. In the Āv. Nir. gäthä 1275 and Sûyagadanga, 1 6. 22, we find a Dantapura with Dantavakka as its ruler. According to Pali literature Dantapura was the capital of Kalinga, it was placed near Chicacole by M. Sylvan Levi. 11 Tilayapura (p. 200) and Villurpura (p. 107) cannot be identified as also Elaura on p. 107.
1. J. C. Jaina, op. cit., p. 272. 2. Nayadhammakahão, 1. 16; Vasudevahindi, p. 80. 3. J. C. Jaina, op. cit., p. 263. 4. J. C. Jaina, op. cit., p. 286; Av. Co., I. p. 542. 5. In view of the fact that a Buddhist Stüpa and a vihara, both originally ereted in at least the Kshatrapa age, are
now exı avated at Devni Mori near Samaláji, in Gujarat, Broach deserves to be explored for a Buddhist site, since Jaina traditions about Arya Khaputa persistantly refer to it.
Vandāruvịtti, 86. Also see, Sandesara, B. J. 377 37178-tfergat yatta, p. 58. 7. U. P. Shah, Akota Bronzes, p. 41 and note 27. 8. See also, J. C. Jaina, op. cit., p. 284. 9. In Buddhist traditions, Sudassana is an old name for Vārānasi, see, Ratilal Mehta, Pre-Buddhist India, p. 442. But
it is not our Suda risana since the AMKV. p. 278 places it in Avanti-Janapada. 10. The context in AMKV. p. 77 would suggest that this Vatapura has to be located not very very far from Mathura. 11. For different views, see, Ratilal Mehta, op. cit., pp. 401-402. For various references, also see, Law, B. C., op. cit., p. 194.