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Devassuya
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Devassuya (Devaśruta) Sixth would-be Titthamkara of the Bharaba(2) region and the future birth of Kattia(4). See Devagutta(3).
1. Sam. 159. Devāņamda (Devānanda). Twenty-fourth would be Titthamkara of the Eravaya(1) region.1
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1121.
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1. Devānamdā (Devānandā) Fifteenth night of a fortnight. name is Ņirai.Mahāvīra attained emancipation in that night.
1. Jam. 152, Jams. p. 492, Sur. 48. 1 2. Kalp. 124.
2. Devăņamda Lady who first conceived the embryo of Māhāvîra. She belonged to the Jālamdhara lineage and was the wife of Brāhmana Usabhadatta(1) of Māhanakundaggama.? When Mahāvīra's soul entered her womb, she dreamt fourteen auspicious objects. After eighty-two days, the embryo was transferred to the womb of Tisalā" and that of Tisalā to the womb of Devānamdā by Sakka(3) through God Hariņegamesi. In the same night Devānamdā saw that the fourteen objects of the dream were taken away by Tisalā.7 Once Devānamdā went to the religious assembly of Mahāvīra. As soon as she saw Mahavira milk oozed from her breasts. When enquired by Goyama(1), Mahāvīra explained that she was his mother and because of motherly affection it had happened so. Later Devāṇamdā renounced the world and became a disciple of Camdaņā(1). In course of time she attained emancipation. 1. Kalp. 2, Bha. 442-443, Jna, 100, 4. Sam. 82, AvaBh. 48. SamA. p. 106.
5. BhaA, p. 218. 2. Kalp. 2, Aca. 2. 176, AvaN. 458, 6. Kalp 21-27, AvaBh. 49.
Bha. 380, Vis. 1839, AvaCu. 1. p. 7. Kalp. 31, AvaBh. 55. 236, SamA. p. 106, Kalps. p. 40, 8. Bha. 381. Kalp V. p. 44, KalpDh. p. 38.
9. Ibid. 382. 3. Kalp. 3.
Devimdatthaya or Devimdathaya (Devendrastava) An Amgabāhira Ukkālia .text' having 307 verses containing eulogy of Mahāvira by devendras (lords of gods) as well as some details about gods and their lords. See also Paiņņaga. 1. Nan. 44.
2. Pak. p. 43, Paky. p. 63, Dev. 307
VyaBh. 7. 183.
Devimdovavăya (Devendropapāta) An Amgabāhira Kālia text, Monks of thirteen years' standing have been allowed to study it. It is not extant. 1. Nao. 44.
| 2. Vya (M), 10.28.
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