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Pumdariya
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6. Pumdariya A mountain where Thävaccäputta performed Sallekhanā.1 It is identified with Settumjaya.? 1. Jna. 55, 56.
12. JnaA. p. 111.
7. Pumdariya A lake situated on mount Sihari(1) in Jambuddiva. The Suvaņpakālā, Rattā and Rattāvai rivers rise from its southern, eastern and Western sides respectively. The lake measures one thousand yojanas in length, It is an abode of godess Lacchi(1).3 Gods take its water for consecration ceremony.
1. Jam. 111. Sth. 197, 522, JivM. p. 244 3. SamA. P. 105. 2. Sam. 113.
4. Jiv. 141.
One of the two deities presiding over the Khiravara island.!
8. Pumdariya
1. Jiv. 181.
9. Pumdariya
See also Pomdaria.
A celestial abode of Sahassárakappa
Pumdariyagumma (Pundarīkagulma) similar to Pauma(3).1
1. Sam. 18.
One of the presiding deities over the
Pukkharadaṁta (Puskaradanta) Khiravara island.1
1. Jiv. 181.
Pukkharaddha (Puskarārdha) Same as Pukkharavaradivaddha.!
1. Sur. 29. Pukkharavara (Puşkaravara) A concentric island encircling the Kāloya ocean. It measures sixteen lakhs of yojanas in width at all points from one side to the other. Its circumference is 19289894 yojanas. It has 144 suns the same number of moons, 4032 constellations, 12672 planets, and 9644400 Koțākoți of stars. It is divided into two halves by a circular mountain Māņusuttara. These two halves are known as Abbhimtara-Pukkharaddha and Bāhira-Pukkharaddha. It is full of lotuses pukkharas, therefore it is called Pukkharavara. Pauma (2) and Pumdariya(5) are its presiding deities. Each of the two halves of Pukkharavara is eight lakhs of yojanas in width. The circumference of the inner half measures 14230249 yojanas. It has half number of the suns, moons etc.3 1. Sur. 100, Jiv. 176. The reading relat. 2. Jiv. 176.
ing to the circumference of the island 3. Sth. 632, Sur. 29, 100, Jiv. 176, Bha. 363 as found in Suriyapannatti is erron- Sam. 72, Dev. 121-123. eous. See also Dev. 118-120, AnuHe. p. 90, Bha. 363.
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