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Dasapura
Dasannapura (Daśārnapura) A city to the north-east of which Dasanpakāda was situated. Its ruler was Dasaņņabhadda.? A son of king Jiyasattu(23) of Ujjeņi took to asceticism in this city. It was also known as Elakaccha. Dasannapura seems to be a name given to the capital of the Dasanna country just as Magahapura was for Rāyagiha in the later literature. Historical as well as other literary evidences establish that Vidiśā was its capital. Vidišā is identified with modern Besnagar near Bhilsa, situated on river Betwa. 1. AvaCu. I. pp. 475, 176, 483.
4. AvaCu. II. p. 156. 2. Ibid. p. 479, SthA. p. 510.
5. See SBM. p. 372. 3. AcaCu. p. 226.
6. SGAM I. p. 151.
1. Dasaņņabhadda (Daśārnabhadra) King of the Dasanna country or Dasaņpapura city. He was very proud of his prosperity. Once Sakka(3) humbled his pride by displaying a superior type of prosperity on the occasion of Mahavira's visit to the city. Then the king renounced the world and became a monk.? 1. Utt, 18.44, Utts. p. 148, Vis. 3290, 2. AvaCu. I. pp. 480-484.
AvaN. 847, Ava. p. 27. Mahan. p.
65, AvaCu. I. pp. 355, 479. 2. Dasāŋnabhadda Ninth chapter of Aputtarovavāiyadasā. It is not extant now.
1. Sth. 755. 1. Dasadhanı (Dasa dhanış) A would-be Kulagara of this name of the coming Ussappini in the Bharaha(2)1 as well as Eravaya(1) region. See Kulagara for clarification. 1. Sth. 767.
| 2. Sam. 159, Tir. 1007. 2. Dasadhanu Son of king Balade va(1) and his queen Revai(3) of Bāravai. The rest of the description is like that of Ņisadha(1).
1. Nir. 5.11.
3. Dasadhaņu Eleventh chapter of Vaņhidasā.1
1. Nir. 5.1. Dasapura (Dasapura) A city. King Udāyaṇa(1) of Vitibhaya along with ten other rulers attacked Pajjoya, King of Ujjeņi, and imprisoned him as he had stolen the idol of Jivamtasāmi. While on his way back from Ujjeni, Udāyana had to sojourn at a place in the mid-way due to rainy season.1 There he celebrated pajjusanā, observed fast for a day and set Pajjoya free. His ten allies erected there a mud-fort for safety. When they departed
1. NisBh. 3188, NisCu. III. p. 147. 1 2. Ibid. Kalps. p. 234. 46
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