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Bhaddilapura (Bhadrika PCR, 20.46):- It was the birth place of Jina sitala (20.36). It is identified with Bhadia, a village from Hunterganj in the Hazaribag district (LAI, p. 272 & PTSg, I. 28).
Simhabura:-It was the birth place of Jina Śreyārsa (20.37). The PTSg, I. 4, locates it near Benaras, called Sihapuri. Some locate it probably in Saurāṣtra (JASG, p. 201).
Campā:-It was the place of birth and emancipation of Jina Vasupūjya (20. 38). The Harivarnsa originated here (21. 6). It was the ancient capital of the Anga country. Kūņika, the son of Sreņika made it the capital of Magadha. It was situated at a distance of about four miles to the west of Bhagalpur in Bihar (HGAI, p. 215).
Kampilla=Kāmpilyapura:-It was the birth place of Jina Vimala (20.39), Cakravartin Harişena and Brahmadatta (20. 150, 158).
Ratnapura (No. 2): It was the birth place of Jina Dharma (20.41). The PTSg (Int. p. 37 and p. 95) identifies it with Runai in Oudh.
Nāgapura :-It was the birth place of Jina Santi (20.42) and Kunthu (20.43), Cakravartin Mahāpadma (20.143) and Sanatkumāra (20.124). It is called as Gajapura and Kuñjarapura (95 34) also. It was the ancient capital of the Kurus, situated on the Ganges in the Meerut district (HGAI, p. 81), 22 miles to the north-east of Meerut (IK, p. 71).
Mithilāpuri :-It was the birth place of Jina Malli (20.45), Nami (20.47) and Keśava (Vasudeva) Datta (20.180).
Kuśagrapura :- It was the birth place of Jina Munisuvratanātha (20.46). It is also called as Kusumánagara (95.35)".
Sorivapur (Sauripura) :-It was the birth place of Jina Nemi (20.48). Some identify it with Mathura (HGAI, p. 122), some with Suryapura or Sūrajpura situated near Bateśvara, in Agra district, on the right bank of the Jumna river (LAI, p. 337; PTSg, I, p. 38).
Urjavanta :-It was the place where Jina Nemi attained emancipation (20.48, 51). It is identified with the Girnar hills near Junāgarh (HGAI. p. 300).
Vāņārasi :-It was the birth place of Jina Pārśva (20.48). It is the same as Kaśīpura. It derives its name from two rivers, Varaņā and Asi (HGAI. p. 94.f).
Kundapura or Kundagāmapura :-It was the birth place of Mahāvira, the last Tirtharikara (2.21; 20.50). It has been identified with a suburb called Basukunda of Vaisali (Basarh) in the Muzaffarpur district of Bihar.2
1. Sec Supra Rājagsha. 2. Encyclopaedia of Religion & Ethics, Vol. 7, p. 466 & SBE, Vol. 22, P. X-XIII.
