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Pumdariya
1. Pumdarigini (Pundarīkini)
Capital of the Pukkhalāvai(1) district (Vijaya (23)) in Mahāvideha.' Its length measures twelve yojanas. It is nine yojanas in breadth. There is a Nalinivana park situated to the north-east of the city. King Mahāpauma(7) reigned here. He had Paumavatī(3) as his wife and Pumḍariya(4) and Kamdariya(1) as his sons.3 Titthamkara Jugabāhu(2) visited it and prince Vijayakumara offered alms to him. Usaha(1), in one of his previous births, was born here as Cakkavaṭṭi Vairaṇābha, son of Vairasena(1). Vairasena(2) also reigned here.7
1. Jam. 95, AvaCu. I. pp. 133, 384, Jna. 141.
2. Jna. 141, AvaCu. I., p. 384.
3. Jna. 141, UttS. p. 326; AvaCu. I. pp. 384, 501.
2. Pumdarigini
1. Tir. 159.
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Same as Pumḍariā.1
4. Vip. 34.
5. AvaCu. I. p. 180, KalpV. p. 240, AvaH. p. 117.
6. AvaN. 175, Vis. 1590.
7. AvaCu. I. p. 172.
Pumdariya (Pundarika) A celestial abode of Sahassarakappa similar to Pauma (3).1
1. Sam. 18.
2. Pumdariya
King of Saeya. He killed his younger brother Kamḍariya(2) to subjugate his wife Jasabhadda, but she fled to Savatthi and became a nun. Jayasamdha was his minister at that time.1
1. AvaCu. II. pp. 191, 192, AvaN. 1283-84.
3. Pumdariya (i) Ninteenth chapter of the first section of Nayadhammakaha1 as well as (ii) seventh chapter of Siyagaḍa.2
1. Jna. 5, AvaCu. I. p. 384, Sam. 19.
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2. Sam. 23, VyaBh. 2.159, VyaM. IV. p. 37, SthA. p. 256, SutCu. p. 109.
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4. Pumḍariya Son of Mahapauma(7) and his queen Paumāvati(1) of Pumdarigini(1) in Pukkhalavai(1) district of Mahavideha in Jambuddīva. He became a lay-votary while his younger brother Kamdariya(1) accepted asceticism. Kamḍariya could not stick to the monastic rules and gradually developed attachment towards worldly things. Pumḍariya, thereupon, transferred the authority of kingship to Kamdariya and himself became a monk taking over the articles of monastic life from his brother. He suffered from many diseases during the period of asceticism but he remained resolute in observing the rules of monastic conduct. After death he took birth in Savvatthasiddha heavenly abode. He will attain liberation in due course.1
1. Jaa. 141-146, AvaCu. I. pp. 384-9, Ava. p. 27, Mar. 637, UttK. pp. 216-7, AcaCu. p. 58, AcaSi. p. 111,
5. Pumdariya One of the two deities presiding over Pukkharavaradiva.1 1. Jiv. 176, Jiv. 181, Sth. 764.
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