Indian Antiquary Vol 51

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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Japyeśvara–Japyesvara of the Linga P. (Pt. I, ch. 43), and Japyesvara of the Siva P.,
(Pt. IV, ch. 47) are the Jalpisa (q. v.) of the Kalikå P., (ch. 77). Nandî, the principal attendant of Siva, performed anceticism at this place. In the Kalikd P. (ch. 77), it has been placed to the north-west of Kamarpa in Asgam with the five rivers called Panchanada (q. v.) in the Linga P. (Pt. I, ch. 43). But the Karma P. (Uttara, ch. 42) places it near the Ocean (agara). Soe, however, Shadaranya and Nandigiri, The Vardha
P., ch. 214 appears to place Japye vara near Sleshmätaka or Gokarna. Jasnaul-Bara-Banki in Oudh. Jas, a Raja of the Bhar tribe is said to have founded it
in the tenth century (Führer's MAI.). Jaţa parvata-The Jataphatka mountain in Dancakaranya, in which the Godêvarî has
its source. See Godavari (Devi P., ch. 43). Jatodbhara-The river Jatoda, a tributary of the Brahmaputra, which flows through the
district of Jalpaiguri and Kuch Bihar (Kalika P., ch. 77). Jangada-The fort of Jaugada, eighteen miles to the north-west of Ganjam, contains an
edict of Asoka inscribed upon a rock ( Arch. 8. Rep., vol. XIII; Corpus Inscriptionum Indicarum, vol. I). The rock which bears the edict of Asoka (dating about 250 B.C.), is four miles to the west of Purushottapur in the district of Ganjam, Madras Presidency, on the north bank of the Rishikulya (Ind. Ant., I, 219). JAVALI-par-Jabbalpur (Bhagavanlal Indraji's Early History of Gujarat, p. 203; Prabandha
chintamani, Tawney's Trans., p. 161). Jayant-1. Jyntia in Assam (Tantrachudamani). 2. Same as Baijayanti (JRAS., 1911,
p. 810). See Banavasi. Jolabhukti-The ancient name of Bundelkhand, the kingdom of the Chandratreyas or the
Chandels. Its capitals were Mahoba and Kharjuraha (Ep. Ind., vol. I, p. 218). Kaliñjara was the capital of the Chandels after it had been conquered by Yasovarman. The name was corrupted into Jajahuti (Alberuni's India, Vol. I, p. 202) and Jajhoti (Cunningham's
Anc. Geo., p. 481). Jotavana-vihara Joginibhariya mound, one mile to the south of Sravasti. Buddha
rosided and proached here for some time. The Vihara was erected in & garden by Sudatta, a rich merchant of Sravasti, who for his charity was called Anathapindika: he gave it to Buddha and his disciples for their residence. It was a favourite residence of Buddha (Chullavagga, Pt. VI, chs. 4 and 9). The garden formerly belonged to Jeta, son of king Prasenajit, who sold it to Anathapindika for gold masurans sufficient to cover the whole area (amounting to 18 Kogis of masurans). It contained two temples called Gandhakuți and Kosamba-kuți and a sacred mango-tree planted by Ananda at the request of Buddha (Cunningham's Stúpa of Bharahut, p. 86).
See grävasti. Jotattara-Nagari, 11 miles north of Chitore. It was the capital of Sivi or Mewar (Jatakas,
vi, 246; Arch. 8. Rep., vi, 196). Jetuttara is evidently the Jattaraur of Alberuni, the
capital of Mewar (Alberuni's India, I, p. 202). See Sivi. Jharakhanda-Chota or Chutia Nagpur: Kokra of the Muhammadan historians, Madhu Sing, Raja of Chutia Nagpur, was conquered, and the country was annexed to the Mughal dominion by Akbar in A.D. 1585. According to Dr. Buchanan, all the hilly region between Birbhum (anciently called Vira-desa, the capital of which was Nagara) and Bonardo www.called Jharakhapda (Martin's Lantern India, I, p. 32). It also included the