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different quarters there are other numerous lotuses. It has many goddesses, being the retinue of the presiding goddess Siridevi(6). As the lake consists of numerous lotuses, it is called Paumaddaha. Rivers Gamgă, Rohiyamsä(2) and Simdhu(1) are rising from it. They first pass through eastern, northern and western arches respectively. Gods carry water of this lake for consecration ceremony.? 4. SamA. p. 105.
16. Jam. 74. 5. Jam. 73. Jams. pp. 286--294.
7. Jiv. 141. Paumaddhaya (Padmadh vaja) One of the eight kings to be consecrated by Mahāpauma(10), the first would-be Titthamkara.
1. Sth. 625. Paumappabha (Padmaprabha) Sixth Titthamkara of the current descending cycle. He was son of king Dhara(2) and his queen Susimă(1) of Kosambi in Vaccha(1) country. His height was two hundred and fifty dhanuasas. He was red coloured. He took to asceticism along with one thousand men. He used the palanquin Vejayamti(2). He broke his first fast at the house of Somadeva(1) of the town of Bambhathala. He obtained omniscience in the Sahasambayana(2) park of Kosambi on the fullmoon day of the month of Caitra.7 Chatrăbha was his sacred tree. Suyyava(3) was his first disciple.9 Rai was his first woman-disciple.10 He had under him 107 groups of monks, the same number of group-leaders (ganadharas), 330000 monks and 420000 nuns.11 He attained emanicipation at the end of his life of thirty lakh pürvas. (7} lakh as a prince, 21; as a king and 1 lakh as an omniscient).12 His other names are Paumābha Suppabha(4),13 In his previous birth he was Dhammamitta.14 1. Avan. p. 4, AvaN. 1089, Kalp. 199,1 9. Sam. 157, Tir. 445, 461. Tir. 319, 1150, Sth. 411.
10. Sam. 157. 2. AvaN. 382-7, Sam. 157, Tir. 469. 11. AvaN, 256-266, 272-305, Ava M. p. 206. 3. Sam. 103, AvaN. 378, Tir. 362.
ff; According to Tir. 446, he had 101 4. AvaN. 376, Tir. 341.
Ganadharas. 5. Sam. 157, AvaN. 224, 225, Tir. 391. 12. AvaN, 302-6. 6. AvaN. 323, 327, Sam. 157.
13. Tir. 446, 469, Vis. 1758, AvaN. 370. 7. Avan. 241-254.
14. Sam. 157. 8. Sam. 157, Tir. 405. Paumappabhã (Padmaprabhā) One of the four nandā ponds situated fifty yojanas interior of the Bhaddasālavana and to the north-east of Jambusudamsaņă tree. It measures one kosa long and half a kosa broad and is five hundred dhanusas deep. A palace is situated in its centre.?
1. Jiv. 152, Jam. 90, 103. Paumappaha (Padmaprabha) See Paumappabha.1
1. Sth. 411, Sam. 157, Ava. p. 4, Kalp. 199.
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