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Pupphabhadda
A celestial abode similar to Puppha(2).
Pupphajjhaya (Puspadhvaja)
1. Sam. 20.
1. Pupphadamta (Puspadanta) Ninth Titthamkara of the current descending cycle. He was Jugabāhu(3) in his previous birth. He is also known as Suvihi(1). His father king Suggiva(2) and his mother queen Rāmā(3) belonged to the city of Kāgamdi.' His height was one hundred dhanusas. His colour was bright like moon. He took to asceticism accompanied by one thousand men. Arunappabhā was his sacred palanquin. He broke his first fast at the residence of Pussa(2) in the town of Seyapura. He obtained omniscience in a park outside the city of Kāgamời? His sacred tree was māli or malli.10 Varāha(1) was his first male disciple. 11 Vāruņi(1) was his first woman-disciple.12 He had under him 86 groups of monks, the same number of group-leaders, 13 2,00,000 monks and 3,00,000 nuns.14 He attained liberation at the end of his life of two lakh pûrva years.15 1. Ava. p. 4, Nan. v. 18, Vis. 1758, 9. AvaN. 254, Sam. 157.
AvaN. 1091, Tir. 472, Kalp. 196, 10. Sam. 157, Tir. 406. Sth. 411.
11. Sam. 157, Tir. 447. 2. Sam. 157.
12. Sam. 157, Tir. 448, 458. 3. Ava. p. 4, Sam. 75, 86, 100, Tir. 322, 13. Sam. 86. According to AvaN. 266, the 4. Sam. 157, Ava N. 385, 388, Tir. 472. number is 88. According to Tir. 450, it 5. Sam. 100, AvaN. 378, Tir. 362.
is 84. 6. AvaN. 376, Tir. 342.
14. AvaN. 257, 261. 7. Sam. 157, AvaN. 225, Tir. 391. 15. Ibid. 303, 307. 8. Avan. 324, 328, Sam. 157.
2. Pupphadasta General of the elephant column of Isāṇimda."
1. Sth. 404, 582. Pupphadatta (Puspadatta) An ascetic who accepted alms from merchant Usabhadatta(2) of the town of Usuyāra(3).1
1. Vip. 34.
Pupphapabha (Pușpaprab'ia) A celestial abɔde similar to Puppha(2).1
1. Sam. 20. Pupphapıra (Pușpipra) Sime as Puppia'had la.
1. BrhBh 1349.
One of the ten kinds of
Papphap lajabhiga (Puspap'ıalajeb'aka) Jambhaga gods.
1. Bha. 533.
Pupphabhadda (Puspabhadra) A city situated on the bank of Gamgã. It is the the same as Pupphapura. King Pupphakeu(2) and his queen Pupphavati(4)
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