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Sāmā(1) being the chief one. He loved her much and hardly cared for his other wives. Therefore, all the co-wives of Sāmā and their mothers, out of jealousy, thought of a plan to kill her. When Sihasena learned it through Sāmā, he burnt all his conspiring wives and their mothers to death. On account of this heinous crime he was born in a hellish region after death. Thereafter he took birth as Devadattā.2
2. Vip. 30-31.
3. Devadattă Chief courtezan of Vjjeņi. Her mother wanted her to prefer rich merchant Ayala(1) to Müladeva(1) while she loved the latter who was learned and clever. Once she proved by the instance of sugarcanes that Mūladeva was really intelligent and worth loving. Her mother could not tolerate it. She, along with Ayala conspired a plot and forced Müladeva to quit the city. Fortunately, after some time he was installed as the king of the city of Veņņāyada. In course of time as he won the favour of the king of Ujjeni, he obtained Devadattā from there and married her.1
1. UttCu. p. 118-119, DasCu. p. 105, Dash. p. 109, Utts. pp. 218-221, Uttk. p. 87. 4. Devadattá Hunch-backed maid-servant of queen Pabhāvati(3), wife of king Udāyaṇa(1), of Vitibhaya. After the death of the queen, she used to worship the image of Mahāvīra installed in the temple of Palace. The image was made of gośirşa sandal-wood and was a gift from a god. Once a śrāvaka (lay-votary) from Gamdhāra(1) came there to worship it but he suddenly fell ill. Devadattā served him till he recovered. Out of gratitude he presented one hundred desire-fulfilling pills to her and left the city. With the use of a single pill, she got transformed into a perfectly beautiful lady. By the power of another pill king Pajjoya arrived there with his famous elephant Nalagiri to take her as his wife. According to the wish o! Devadattā, king Pajjoya eloped with her along with the image replacing it by a counterfeit image. She is identical wih Kaṇhaguliyä. 1. AvaCu. I. pp. 399-400, PrasA. pp. | 2. NisCu. III. pp. 142-6.
89-90, KalpDh. p. 199, UttN. and Utts. p. 96, Uttk. p. 345.
5. Devadattā A courtezan of the city of Campā. She was loved by the sons of Jiņadatta(1) and Sagaradatta(1), two caravan leaders of the same city.1 Once nun Sūmāliyā(1) saw her enjoying with and being served by five men ( who were friends among themselves ) in the Subhūmibhāga(1) park. She, then, resolved to attain similar position in her next life, and therefore as Dovai she got five husbands.? 1. Jna. 46.
1 2. Ibid 114.
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