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Purisasiha
King Mahabbala(8) reigned here." Udiodia, the king of this city was attacked by Dhammarui(1), the ruler of Varanasi.12 Citta(1), a merchant's son, was born in Purimatala.13 It was a suburb of Ayodhya.14
11. Vip. 15.
12. Vip. 17. AvaCu. I. p. 559, NanM. p. 166.
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Puriya (Purikā) A city which was visited by preceptor Vaira(2) during the famine of twelve years. A Buddhist king reigned there. There was a image of the living Tirthankara. Puriya is identified with Puri Jagannatha in Orissa.
1. AvaN. 773, 1188, AvaCu. I. p. 396. 3. LAI. p. 325. 2. OghND. p. 59.
Purisa (Purusa) npatti.1
1. Bha. 362.
13. Utt. 13.2. UttCu. p. 214, UttK. p. 254. 14. SBM. p. 376.
Puri-vatta (Puri-Varta) One of the twenty-five and a half Ariya countries with its capital at Masapuri. It is the same as Vaṭṭa.1 1. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123.
Thirty-fourth chapter of the ninth section of Viyahapa.
Parisapuṁḍaria (Purusapundarika) Sixth Vasudeva(1) of the current descending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region and brother of sixth Baladeva(2) Āṇamda(1). He was son of king Mahasiva and his queen Lacchimai(1) of Cakkapura. In his previous birth he was Piyamitta(2). He killed his Padisattu Bali(3). He was 29 bows tall. He lived for 65 thousand years and after death fell to the sixth hell.1
1. AvaCu. II. p. 208, UttCu. p. 178,
UttS. p. 304.
2. BrhBh. 2291, 2292.
1. Sam. 158, AvaBh. 40-41, AvaN. 403-413, Tir. 577, 602-615, Sth. 672. Purisapura (Purusapura) Capital of Gamdhara (1) country. Its ruler was Naggai. King Murumda(2) of Padali city had sent his envoy to this city." It was frequented by bhikṣus wearing red robes. It is identified with Peshawar.
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3. BrhKs. p. 650.
4. GDA. p. 162.
Purisavijjā (Puruṣavidya)
1. Sam. 36, UttN p. 9. Purisasiha (Purusasimha) Fifth of the nine Vasudevas(1) of the current descending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region and brother of Sudamsana(7). He was son of king Siva(6) and his queen Ammaya of Assapura.. Dhamma was his contemporary Titthamkara. In his previous birth he was Isivala(2).
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