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and preceptor Mahāgiri and Suhatthipaid a visit to it. The seventh Vāsudeva(1) (of the Bharaha(2) region) in his previous birth performed penances there.10 It is identified with Kosam, a village on the left bank of Jamuna about thirty miles to the west of Allahabad.11 9. NisBh. 5744 and Curni on it, BrhBh.
and Curni on it, BrhBh.1 10. Sam. 158. 3275 and commentary on it.
11. GDA. p. 96.
1. Kosala (Košala) An Āriya country with Sāgeya i.e. Aojjhā(2) as its capital. It was so called because its people were clever kušala.? Kāsi and Kosala had eighteen confederate kings. Supakkhatta(3) a disciple of Mahavīra belonged to this country." 1. Jna. 68, Praj. 37, Bha, 554, AcaCu. 2. AvaCu, I. p. 156, VyaBh. 10.192.
p. 340, JitBh. 1395, NisCu. I. p. 200, 3. Nir. 1.1, Bha. 300. AvaCu. I. p. 156, SthA. p. 479, 4. Bha. 553. SutSi. p. 123, PinNM. p. 98.
2. Kosala One of the hundred sons of Usabha(1).1
1, KalpDh. p. 151, KalpV. p. 236.
Kosalā (Košalā) Another name of Aojjhā(2).1 Ayala (1), the ninth Ganabara of Titthayara Mahāvīra belonged to it. There was an image of Jivamt asāmi in this city.' 1. AvaCu. I. pp. 337, 527.
the image was of Mahavira or 2. AvaN. 645, Vis. 2506.
of any other Titthayara' 3. It is not clearly mentioned whether 4. NisCu. III. p. 79, BrhKs. p. 1536.
Kosalāura (Kosalāpura) Same as Kosalā.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 527, AvaH. p. 394.
1. Kosalia or Kosaliya (Kaušalika) King of the city of Vāņārāsi. Bhaddā(23) was his daughter.1
1. Utt. 12.20, UttCu. p. 203, Utts. p. 356.
2. Kosalia or Kosaliya Another name of Titthayara Usabha(1). He is called so because he was born in the kingdom of Kosala(1),
1. Kalp. 204, KalpV. p. 229, UttCu. p. 207.
Kosá (Koša) A courtezan of the city of Pādaliputta. Thūlabhadda had stayed with her for a long period without the least transgression. She showed the right path to another monk who also stayed with her imitating Thūlabhadda.Uvakosā was her younger sister.3 1. AvaCu. I. p. 554, Tir. 777. Kalpv. 1 2. BhaK. 128.
p. 252, Utts. p. 106, KalpDh.p. 163. 3. AvaCu. II. p. 185.
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