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Palaga
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2. Pālaga King of Avarti or Ujjeņi. His coronation ceremony was held the same night Mahāvīra attained liberation. He reigned for sixty years. He was son of Pajjoa, brother of Gopālaa and father of Avamtivaddhana and Ratthavaddhaņa. 1. Tir. 620-621.
I 2. AvaN. 1282, AvaCu. II. p. 189,
3. Pālaga A son of Kanha(1), who was non-elect (abhavya),1
1. AvaCu. II. p. 19, AvaN. 1112, NisCu. 1. p. 10. 4. Palaga Travelling car of Sakka(3). Its extent is one lakh yojanas, a 1. Sth. 328.
3. Sam. 1. 2. Sth. 644, Bha. 567.
5. Pālaga Managing god of Palaga(4), the travelling car of Sakka(3).
1. Jam. 115-116, 118, AvaCu. I. pp. 141, 145.
6. Pālaga A village where Mahāvīra arrived from Sumangala(3). Merchant Văila while going on a journey saw him. He considered his countenance as evil-boding and therefore, attacked Mahāvira with his sword. But god Siddhattha(8) intervened and chopped off the head of that merchant..
1. AvaN. 523, Vis. 1978, AvaCu. I. p. 320, KalpJay. p. 96.
7. Pālaga Son of Kālasoyariya and friend of Abhaa(1).1 See Sulasa also, 1
1. AvaH. p. 681. Pālaya (Pālaka) See Palaga(6).1
1. Jam. 115, AvaCu. I. p. 320.
Pālāsaa (Pālāšaka) A settlement in the Bhāraha(2) region of Jambuddiva. Thirty-three merchants of this place having performed penances died and were born as tāpati saga-trāyastrimsaka gods under Camara(1).1
1. Bha. 404. Palitta (Pädalipta) A preceptor, contemporary of king Murumda(2). When all the physicians failed, Pālitta cured Murumda from a severe headache by the power of mantras. He was master of sciences and performed surprising acts. Once he made an image of the sister of the king and fixed some mechanical devices to it. That doll walked, winked and waved the fan. The king was astonished to see it. Pālitta is said to have composed Kālajñāna" and a commentary on Jyotisakarandaka. Prabhāvakacaritra mentions that the preceptor was son of merchant Phulla and Pratimādevi belonging to the city of Kośala. His original name was Nāgendra and at 1. NisCu. UI. p. 423, PinN. 498, 499, 3. BrhBh. 4915, BrhKs. p. 1316. Jit Bh. 1444.
! 4. SurM. p. 73, See also JivM. p. 122, 2. AvaCu. I. p. 554, NanM. p. 162. 5. VyaM. II. p. 91,
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