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Rahaneura Cakkavála--a city
Rahaneura Cakkavāla was located to the north of the mountain Veyaddha 064
Its location is unknown
Rahāvalta-a mountain
This mountain was situated near the mountain of Kuñjarăvatta Vairasāmi is said to have visited this mountain along with his five hundred monks. He left one novice (khuddaga) here and in order to practise penance, went to the Kuñjarāvatta. It is said that the novice died here and that his body melted like a lump of ghee. Then the gods are said to have gone round the mountain in a chariot and worshipped him and hence this place came to be known as Rahăvatta 685
It is mentioned that a battle took place between Väsudeva and Jarāsandha near this mountain.668 (See also Ahicchattā).
According to the Nisītha cūņi, this mountain was situated in Vidisā.607 Rathāvarta is also mentioned in the Mahābhārata as a holy place.881
Rahavīz apura—a town
It is mentioned that Sivabhūi founded thc cighth schism at this
place.662
It is not identifiable
Rāyagihama city
Rāyagiha was the capital of Magadha, one of the twenty five and a half Āryan countries. It was included among the ten capitals mentioned in the Thānanga. The east of Saketa, Mahavira allowed the Jain monks to move up to Rāyagiha.670
Rāyagıha is described as the birthplace of the twentieth Titthayara.073 Rāyagıha was visited by Pāsa, 07a and Mahāvīra is said to have passed fourteen rainy seasons here.78 Rāyagiha was also frequented by Ajja Suhamma674 and Gosāla,976 and various disciples of Mahāvira
604 Uttară Ti., 18, p. 241a ff. 886 Marana 470f, p. 128; Ava Ti., p. 396a. 868 Ava, cu , 235 €67 Vir Nn vāna, etc., NP, p. 90 868 III, 82. 22. 888 Loa Nư. 782; Âua. cũ TP 427. BT0 Brl, Sa, 1. 50. 671 Ava. Nir , 383, 325. 013 Nāya. II, 10, p. 230; Nirya. 4. 878 Kalpa. 5 123, also cf. Bhag. 7. 4; 3.9 ; 2, 6; Ava. Nir. 473,492, 018. 874 Anutta, 1, p. 68. 875 Bhag. 15.
