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(2). He renounced the world and became a monk. Once a god tried to distract him from meditation by creating the scene of Pupphacūlā(2) being molested by a knave. But Pupphacūla did not swerve.
1. BrhBh. 1349-1351, BrhKs. p. 411. 2. Pupphacũla King of the city of Campā and friend of Cakkavatti Bambhadatta(1).1
1. Uttn. p. 377, Uttk. p. 254, Utts. p. 377.
1. Pupphacālā (Puspacūlā) Chief woman-disciple of Påsa(1), the twentythird Titthamkara.1
1. Jna. 148, 158, Tir. 462, Sam. 157, AvaCu. I. p. 159, Ava p. 28.
2. Pupphacālā Daughter of king Pupphakeu(2) and his queen Pupphavati(4) of Pupphabhadda. She married her brother Pupphacūla(1) with the consent of her father. Her mother did not like it and renounced the world. After her death she was born as a goddess. She wanted to enlighten her daughter. She showed scenes of hell and heaven to her daughter in dreams. Pupphacūlā was frightened. Then her father asked the heretics about the conditions of hell and heaven. They were not able to give the true account. Ācārya Aņņikāputta gave the correct description and the deeds which lead to that type of existence. Puppacūlā then accepted asceticism from that Ācārya with the condition that she would accept alms from her father's house. In due course she attained omniscience. Once while crossing river Gamgă in a boat she along with others was drowned in the river. That place came to be known as Payāga. See also Payāga. 1. BrhBh. 1349-51.
II. p. 36, SthA. p. 474, Sams. 56, 2. AvaCu. II. pp. 177-178, 1. p. 559,
NanM. p. 166. Avan, 1191 (interpolated), AvaCu.
3. Pupphacālā Wife of prince Subāhu(1), Son of king Adipasattu(2) of Hatthisisa.1
1. Vip. 33. 4. Pupphacūlā Identical with Papphacũliyā.1
1. Nir, 4.1, NanCu. p. 60, NanH. p. 73. Pupphacūliyă (Puspacūlikā) An Angabāhira Kālia text. It forms a section of Uvamga.It consists of the following ten chapters3 : (1 Siri(3), (2) Hiri(6), (3) Dhiti(3), (4) Kitti, (5) Buddhi(1), (6) Lacchi(3), (7) Ilādevī, (8) Surädevi(I). (9) Rasade vi(1), (10) Gamdhadevi(1). 1. Pak. p. 45, Nan. 44, Nancu. p. 60, 2. Nir. 1.1. NanH. p. 73, NanM. p. 208.
3. Ibid. 4.1. Pupphajambhaga (Pușpajțăbhaka) One of the ten kinds of Jambhaga gods.1
1. Bha, 533.
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