Jain Journal 1979 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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4. Kukkuravatika (worshippers of the Dog deity) 5. Kakavatika (worshippers of Crow deity) 6. Vasudevavatika (worshippers of Vasudeva) 7. Baladevavatika (worshippers of Baladeva) 8. Punnabhaddavatika (worshippers of Purnabhadra) 9. Manibhaddavatika (worshippers of Manibhadra) 10. Aggivatika (worshippers of Fire) 11. Supannavatika (worshippers of Suparna) 12. Yakkhavatika (worshippers of Yaksa) 13. Asuravatika (worshippers of Asura) 14. Gandhabhavatika (worshippers of Gandharva) 15. Maharajavatika (worshippers of Maharaja) 16. Candimavatika (worshippers of Moon) 17. Suriyavatika (worshippers of Sun) 18. Indavatika (worshippers of Indra) 19. Brahmavatika (worshippers of Brahma) 20. Devavatika (worshippers of Deva) 21. Disavatika (worshippers of Dika)
The Milindapanha“ also mentions the names of the followers of folk deities as follows :
1. Pabbata (followers of the Mountain) 2. Dhammagiriya (followers of Dharmagiri) 3. Brahmagiriya (followers of Brahmagiri) 4. Pisaccha (followers of Pisaca) 5. Manibhadda (followers of Manibhadra) 6. Punnabhadda (followers of Purnabhadra) 7. Candima (followers of Moon) 8. Suriya (followers of Sun) 9. Kalidevata (followers of Kali cult) 10. Siva (followers of Siva cult) 11. Vasudeva (followers of Vasudeva).
As in Aupapātika and other Sūtras, 5 the Majjhimanikāya6 also mentions the followers of Bull and Dog (Gobrata and Kukkuravrata). The Argavijijā, a Prakrit text of about 3rd century A.D. refers to the following folk deities :
4 Milindapanha, p. 190 (Vadekar edition). 5 Aupapatikasutra, 38-41 ; Nayadhammakahao, 15. 6 Majjhimanikaya, pt. 3, p. 100 (P.T.S. edition). ? Angavijja, 51, p. 204-6 (Devatavijaya).