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Rohaga (Rohaka) Son of acrobat Bharaha(3). He was very intelligent. The king was so pleased with him that he made him his chief minister.1
1. AvaCu. I. p. 545, SthA. p. 283, NanM. p. 145. Rohagutta (Rohagupta) Disciple of preceptor Sirigutta. He is also regarded as a disciple of preceptor Mahāgiria as well as of preceptor Suhatthi(1). It seems that formerly he was a disciple of preceptor Mahāgiri, then he became that of Suhatthi when Mahāgiri embraced Jinakalpa and after the death of Suhatthi he became Siriguttas' disciple. He is considered to be the sixth Ninhava ( schismatic ) flourishing after 548 years of the emancipation of Mahāvira. Since he belonged to Ulūa lineage and believed in six (sat) fundamental objects or formulated six sūtras he is also known as Chaulua (Sadulūka). He propounded the doctrine of three categories of Reality, viz. living being (jiva), non-living being (ajiva) and partly living being (nojiva ). This doctrine known as Terāsiya(1), was established in the court of king Balasiri(2) of Amtaramjiyā after a discussion with mendicant Pottasāla. 1. UttN. and Utts. 1168, AvaBh., 4. AvaCu. I. p. 426, Vis. 3008, SthA. D. 413,
136, NisBh. 5602, Vis. 2952, AvaCu. KalpV. pp. 257ff. I. p. 424.
5. AvaCu. I. p. 425, Vis. 2956. 2. Kalp. and KalpV. 257-9.
6. AvaCu. I. p. 424. BrhKs. p. 235, Vis. 3. AvaBh. 136, AvaCu. I. p. 424, 2952.
Kalpl. p. 166. 2. Rohagutta Minister of king Jiyasattu(24) of Pāļaliputta.!
1. AvaCu. p. 132. Rohaņa First disciple of preceptor Suhatthi(1). The Uddehayaņa(2) branch started from him.1
1. Kalp. and KalpV. p. 258. Rohā A female mendicant of this name.
1. BrhBh. 6169.
Rohia (Rohita ) An island situated in the middle of Rohiappavāyakumda It measures sixteen yojanas in length and breadth. Its perimeter is somewhat more than fifty yojanas and its height is, two krośas.1
1. Jam. 80. Rohiappavāyakuṁda (Rohitaprapātakunda ) A pool formed by the water of river Rohiā(1) coming down from the mountainous region of Mahāhimayamta(3). Rohia island is situated in the middle of this pool. The river emerges from its southern side and flows further in the Hemavaya(1) region.
1. Jam. 80.
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