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Dadhåbhūmi
Eighth would-be Kulagara of the Bharaha(2)
1. Dadhadhanu (Drdhadhanus) region. See Kujagara.
1. Sth. 767.
See
2. Dadhadhapu A would-be Kulagara of the Eravaya(1) region. Kulagara.
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1007.
Dadhadhamma (Drdhadharma ) A god belonging to Isäņakappa.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 171, AvaM. p. 222.
Dadhapaiņņa or Dadhappaina (Dşdhapratijña) Future birth-name of ascetic Ammada(1), King Paesi, Gosāla and others. 1. Aup. 40, Bha. 530,
13. Bha. 560. 2. Raj. 209.
14. Vip. 7-34.
1. Dadhappahāri (Dşąhaprahārin) A chieftain of thieves. Once he killed a Brāhmaṇa and his pregnant wife. Later he took to asceticism and started observing meditation. People harassed him to take revenge of his previous cruel acts. But he tolerated all the troubles patiently, obtained omniscience and attained liberation." 1. Ava. p. 27, AvaCu. I. p. 568; Vis. 3646, AvaN. 946, UttK. PP. 59-61, AvaH.
p. 438.
2. Dadhappahāri A resident of the city of Kosambi and a friend of Amobaraha, the coachman of king Jiyasattu(36) of Ujjeņi. He was wellversed in archery. Agadadatta, son of Amoharaha had learnt archery from him.1
1. Utts. pp. 213-4.
Dadhabhůmi (Dươhabhūmi) Mahāvīra after having completed his tenth rainy season at Săvatthi passed through Sāņulatthi village and entered the region of Mlecchas called Dadhabhūmi. While sojourning at Pedbālaggāma he undertook to perform mahāpadima = mahāpratimă in the Polāsa shrine. When Sakka(3) praised him for his unperplexed meditation, god Samgamaa became jealous of him. He tried to disturb him by creating a lot of evil phenomena. He followed him up to Vāluyapamtha, also called Vāluyaggāma, and again created natural calamities. He continued disturbing him for a period of six months but Mahāvīra did not swerve at all. Ultimately that god prayed his pardon and went away. Dadhabhūmi is identified with Dalabhum in Singhbhum district,2 1. AvaN. 497, AvaCu. I. p. 301, Vis. 1 2. LAI. p. 278.
1953, KalpSan. p. 88; KalpV. p. 168.
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