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Agadadatta
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Agadadatta Son of Amoharaha, the coachman of king Jiyasattu(36) of Ujjeni. Jasamati was his mother. After the death of his father he went to Kosambi to learn the Art of wielding arms (astravidyā) from Dadhappahāri(2), a friend of his father. He became well-versed in the art and approached the king to show his skill. The king was very much pleased to witness his art. Once he killed a notorious thief skillfully. The king was pleased with him to such an extent that he gave his daughter in marriage to him. He is also called Agaludatta.
1. Utts. pp. 213-4, UttCu. p. 116, AvaCu. I. p. 452, VyaM. VIII. p. 39.
Agaņi (Agni) Fifth chapter of the fourteenth section of Viyāhapannatti.
1. Bha. 500.
Agatthi (Agasti) One of the eighty-eight Gahas. 1. Sth. 90, Sur. 107, Jam. 170, SthA. pp. 79-80, SurM. pp. 295-296, Jams.
pp. 534-535.
Agada A physician who is famous for his modesty. The story regarding him runs like this : Once the territory of a king was besieged by his enemies. He found it difficult to combat the forces of enemies, as he possessed a meagre army. An expedient struck his mind. He started poisoning the water. People offered poison for this purpose. Agada also offered poison to the king. The king got angry, in as much as the quantity of the poison offered by Agada was very small. Agada said in a modest voice to the king : "Oh king ! this poison is not of an ordinary quality. A very very small quantity of it can kill a thousand persons one after another. It penetrates the body of a person who merely touches the person whose body has been affected by it. Thus, it can successively penetrate a thousand bodies after which it becomes ineffective. That is, why it is called sahasravedhin.” An experiment was then made on an elephant and it proved a success. The king became very glad.2 1. Avan. 938, NanM. p. 162.
2. AvaCu.I. p. 554, NanM. p. 162. Agaladatta (Agadadatta) See Agadadatta.
1. Utts. p. 215.
Agaludatta As clever Agaludatta, well equipped with necessary weapons, conquers the enmies, so is the case with a devotee who wants to destory the Karmic forces. He is the same as Agadadatta.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 452, UttCu. p. 116.
Agāri An illustration given in support of abandoning consecrated food. Agāri took consecrated rice from a woman mendicant (parivrājikā) to subjugate her husband but she could not give it to him fearing death. On
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