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2. Camdā One of the three councils of Imdas(1), like Camara, Bali, Dharaṇa etc.1
1. Sth. 154. Camdiyā (Candikā) A goddess."
1. AcaCu. p. 61, PrasA. p. 39, KalpDh. p. 12.
1. Camda (Candra) A lord of the Joisiya gods. His territory starts at a distance of 880 yojanas above this earth. He resides in the celestial abode called Camdavadimsaa. He has four principal wives : (1) Camdappabhā(2), (2) Dosiņābhā(2), (3) Accimāli(2), and (4) Pabhamkarā(3). His family consists of 88 Gahas (planets), 28 Nakkhattas(1) (constellations) and 66975 Kotākoți (crore multiplied by crore) Täräs(3) (stars). He lives for one Palyopama and one lakh years. He had descended to see Mahāvīra at Rāyagiha and had staged a drama before him.? The lunar eclipse is caused when Rāhu(1) covers the Camda.8
There are two Camdas (moons) over Jambadiva, four over Lavaṇasamudda, twelve over Dhāyaikhamda, forty-two over Kālodahi and seventy-two over the first half of Pukkhara varadiva.
The path of Camda in the sky is called the circle of the moon. Such circles are fifteen in number 10
1. Bha. 169, Praj. 50, Sur. 97, Jam. 170.1 6. Nir. 3.1, Dev. 159, 2. Sur. 89, Dev. 84.
7. Nir. 3.1. 3. Jam. 170.
8. Bha. 453. 4. Sur. 97, Jiv. 202, Jam. 170, Jna. 156. 9. Sur. 100, Jiv. 155, Bha. 363, Jam. 5. Sur. 91, Jiv. 194, Dev. 157-8, Jam.
126, Dev. 148-50. 163, Sam. 88.
10. Jam. 142, Sur. 45, Sam. 62, Jiv. 177.
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2. Camda First chapter of Dihadasā. first chapter of Pupphiya.?
1. Sth. 755.
2. Nir. 3.1.
3. Caída A celestial abode of Sanamkumāra(1) and Mahimda(3). The gods born here live for three sāgaropama years in the maximum.
1. Sam. 3.
4. Camda Throne of Camda(1).»
1. Sur. 97.
5. Camda A mountain on the eastern border of the Vappa district of Mahāvideha and to the north of river Sioyā. One of its four summits, also bears the same name.
1. Jam, 102, Sth. 302, 434, 637.
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