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Robitā See Rohia.1
1. Sth. 643. Rohiyamsakada (Rohitāṁśakūta) A peak of mount Cullahimavaṁta.?
1. Jam. 75. 1. Rohiyamsā (Rohitāmśā) A deity presiding over the Rohiyansa peak of mount Callahimavamta.
1. Jam. 75.
2. Rohiyamsă A river which rises from the northern gate of Paumaddaha, flows towards the northern direction, then falls into Rohiamsăpavāyakumda, emerges again from there and flows in Hemavaya(1). It takes a westward turn near mount Saddāvai(1). It empties into the western Lavaņa ocean.
1. Jam. 74, Sth. 197, 522, Sam. 14, JivM. p. 244. Rohiyakūda (Rohitakūta) A peak of mount Mahāhimavamta(3). It is the same as Rohiā(2).
1. Jam, 81, Sth. 643. Rohiyā (Rohitā) See Rohiā.1
1. Sth. 522. Rohidaa or Rohidaga (Rohītaka ) A town having the park of Pudhavivademsaa which had the shrine of yaksa Dharaṇa(61 and the park of Mehavappa with the shrine of yakşa Maạidatta,? Is was visited by Titthayara Mahāvīra. Vesamaņadatta and Mahabbala (11)4 reigned there. Merchant Datta(1) belonged to this place. Goyama(1) asked here Titthayara Mahāvīra to narrate the previous birth of Devadattā(2), daughter of Datta.5Prince Viramgaya(2) was initiated here by preceptor Siddhattha(7). Preceptor Kattia(5) was killed in this city by a ksatriya.? Preceptor Dhammarui(4) had visited this town. Courtezan Rohiņi(3) belonged to this place. It is identified with Rohtak in Punjab. 1. Vip. 30, SthA. p. 508.
6. Nir. 5.1. 2. Nir. 5.1.
7. Sams. 67-68. 3. Vip. 30.
8. AvaN. 1313, AvaCu. II. p. 211, AvaH. 4. Nir. 5.1.
p. 723. 5. Vip. 30.
19. LAI. p. 328.
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Lausa (Lakuśa) An Aņāriya country wherefrom maids were brought to serve in royal harems.
1. Bha. 381, Ina. 18, Aup. 33, Jam. 43, 82
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