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Kusumanagara (Kusumanagara) Another name of Padaliputta. It is also called Kusumapura.? 1. NisBh. 959, BrhKs. p. 1069, Vis. 2. NisCu. II. p. 95, BrhKs. p. 1069, 2780.
Tir. 624.
Kusumapura Another name of Pādaliputta. It was visited by Vaira.? 1. NisBh. 959, 4463, PinNBh. p. 142,
JitBh. 1407, Tir. 624. PinNM. p. 143, BrhBh. 4123-6,
2. AvaN. 769, Vis. 2780.
Kusumasambhava Another name of the month of Vaišākha.1
1. Jam. 152, Sur. 53.
Kuhamda (Kuşmānda) A type of Vāṇamamtara gods. Their two lords are Seya(2) and Mahāseya. Kuhamda is also known as Kubhamda.? 1. Praj. 47, 49.
2. Sth. 94.
Kuhana (Kuhana) An Aņāriya (non-Aryan) country.1
1. Pras. 4, Prasa. p. 15.
Kūdasāmali (Kütaśālmali) A tree in the Devakuru sub-region of Mahāvideha. Its height is eight yojanas. It is the residence of Garula Venudeva. 1. Jam. 100, Sth. 635.
2. Sam. 8.
3. Ibid. and SamA. on it.
2. DA
Kūdasāmalipedha (Kütaśālmalipitha) Base of the Kadasāmali tree situated in the centre of the western half of Devakru.
1. Jam. 100.
Kūņia or Kūņika or Kūpiya (Kūņika) Son of king Seņia(1) and his queen Cellaņā of Rāyagiha. Immediately after birth he was abandoned in a grove named Asoga yaņiyā. Hence, he is also known as Asogacamda.? Since he had developed a wound in the form of a disease called kuniyā in one of his fingers resulting in under-development of the arm, he was called 'Kūnia' meaning thereby'short-armed.3 Paumāvai(9), Dbāriņi(2) etc. were Kūnia's eight wives. Kāla(1), Sukāla(4), Mahākāla(2), etc. were his brothers. He had imprisoned his father with the help of his brothers and taken over the kingdom himself. He had a son named Udāi(2). He had shifted his capital from Rayagiha to Campā.8 He had fought a battle against king 1. Aup. 9, Nir. 1. 1.
5. BhaA. p. 316. 2. Nir. 1. 1, AvaCu. II. pp. 166-7.
6. Nir. 1. 1, AvaCu. II, p. 171. 3. Nir. 1.1,
7. AvaCu. II. p. 177. ff., SthA. p. 456. 4. Aup. 7, Nir. 1. 1.
8. AvaCu. II. p. 172.
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