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GOEGRAPHICAL LEXICON
297 and the other by Māhanas. Kundapura was the birthplace of Mahá. vira 358 He took to the ascetic life in the garden of Nayasanda and proceeded to Kumāragama
It is identified with modern Basukund which was a suburb of ancient Vaišālı 850
Khedatthāna or Khedagatthāmama city
It is said that this town was located on the bank of the Ullugă, on the other bank was Ullugātīra 380
Its situation is not identified.
(1) Khupaitthiya—a city
Khiipatthiya is said to have been situated in Avaravideha : a merchant of this town left for Vasantapura for trade.861 It is said that Khupaitthiya was visited by Karakandu, Dummuha, Nami and Naggai, the four Pratyekabuddhas, 362
It is a mythical region.
(2) Khuparttņıya—a city
During the reign of king Jiyasattu, the town is said to have been raided by the mlecchas It is mentioned that when the buildings of Khiipaitthiya were in ruins, Canagapura was founded in its place.303 (see also Canagapura) According to another tradition, it was another name for Poyanapura 364
Kiraddaga---a country
Kiraddaga is mentioned along with Marahatta, Damila, Kudukka, Golla and Sindhu 365
Kiri is mentioned as a script in the Visesavasyaka Bhāsya (5.464).
The Bihatsa mhula 366 also refers to Kira which is identified with the Kangra district in the Punjab by Pandit Jayachand Vidyalankar.307
Kikkındha pura-a city
It is mentioned in the commentary of the Panhadāgarana.808
368 Āva cũ , p 243, Āva Nir 384 , also Bhag 9. 33. 859 GD, 107, Also see Pracina tirthamala, Pt. I, Intro., p. 24. 880 Uttará Ti 3, P 71 a 961 Ava cū, p 131 303 Ultară cú,9 p 179 803 Punda Mir Ti 80, 30; Ata Nir. 1318 ; Āva cū., II, p. 168; Gacch. ur, p. 115 a. 364
de cū, 455, TSP, P7, Vasu., p. 20. 365 Nisi cü , II, 681. 366 14 29 867 Bharat Bhūmi, p. 347 388 4, p 88 a. Also see Rāmāyana, IV. 9 f.
