Prakrit Proper Names Part 1

Author(s): Mohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Amdaga
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Amdaga (Andaka) Same as Amda(1).
1. AvaCu. II. p. 279, Ibid. I. p. 132.
Amtakadadasā (Antakrddaśā) Same as Amtagadadasā.1
1. NanCu. p. 68, Mahan. p. 69.
Amtakiriya (Antakriyā) Twentieth chapter of Pannavaņā.
1. Praj. v. 5.
Amtakkhariyā (Antyāksarikā) One of the eighteen varieties of the Bambhi(2) script. Probably it is the same as Uccattariyā.? 1. Praj. 37,
2. Sam. 18.
Amtagadadasā (AntakȚddaśā) Eighth of the twelve Amga(3) texts.' Literally the name means the description of those persons who made an end of the cycle of birth and death.2 Formerly, it contained ten chapters (adhyayanas) but at present it has only eight sections (vargas) of which the first has ten chapters and the rest have eight, thirteen, ten, ten, sixteen, thirteen and ten chapters respectively. These eight sections are meant to be read in eight days.5 According to Mahāṇisiha this Amga contained Araha ntacariya, i.e. biographies of Arhats. According to Thāna, formerly, the following were its ten chapters. Nami(4), Mātamga(1), Somila(4), Rāmagutta(2), Sudamsaņa(14), Jamāli, Bhagāli, Kimkamma, Pallatetiya and Phāla-Ambadaputta. But at present its first ten chapters or to say, those of the first section are Goyama(3), Samudda(5), Sāgara(9), Gambhira(1), Thimia(1), Ayala(3), Kampilia (1), Akkhobha(1), Paseņai(1) and Viņhu(3).
1. Anu. 42, Nan. 41, 45, Pak. p. 46. 1 5. Ant. 27. 2. AntA. p. 1, NanM. p. 233, Paky. 6. Mahan. p. 69. Generally Arhat means a
p. 70, SamA. p. 121, NanCu. p. 68. Tīrthankara but here the word seems to 3. Sth. 755. Sam. 143.
stand for a Kevalin, i.e. an omniscient. 4. Sam. 143, SamA. p. 121, NanH. p. 83. 7. Sth. 755, SthA. p. 509. 8. Ant. 1.
1. Astara (Antara) Eighth chapter of the fourteenth section of Viyāhapannatti.
1. Bha. 500.
2. Antara Sixth chapter of the twentieth section of Viyāhapaņņatti.
1. Bha. 662.
Amtaramjiyā (Antarañjikā) A city where reigned Balasiri(2). The doctrine of Terāsiya(1)1 was propounded by Ninhava Rohagutta when he came here to pay respects to his preceptor Sirigutta in V. N. 544,2 who was 1. Sth. 587, AvaN. 782, Vis. 2803, ! 2. AvaBh. 135, KalpDh. p. 167, KalpV. AvaCu. I. p. 424.
I p. 257, UitK. p. 108, Vis. 2951.