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Lādha
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Lādha (Rādha ) An Apāriya country which was visited by Mahāvīra. He suffered many troubles on account of being tortured by its people. It comprised of Vajjabhūmi and Subbhabhūmi. Prof. H. Jacobi identifies Lādha with the western Bengal. Dr. J. C. Jain considers Vijjabhūmi and Subbhabhūmi as identical with modern Birbhum and Singhbhum respectively, Dr. B. C. Law identifies Lādha with the modern district of Midnapore whereas Vajjabhūmi and Subbhabhūmi as its northern and southern divisions.
Viyāhapaņpatti mentions Lādha, Vajja(2) and Sumbhuttara as three separate countries. Out of these three Vajja is taken to be the country of the Vajjis ant not as Vajjabhūmi. In that case Lādha should represent Subbhabhūmi and Sumbhuttara (i.e. beyond or north of Sumbha and Sumbha stands for Subbha) should stand for Vajjabhūmi. Further we find that in Pannavaņā etc. Lādha is mentiond as an Āriya country with its capital at Kodivarisa.? It seems that Lādha later came to be regarded as an Aryan country. When Kodivarisa is identified with Bangarh in the district of Dinajpur, our Lādha should correspond not only to Western Bengal but should also include Dinajpur district of Northern Bengal. 1. Aca. 9.3.2 ff., AcaCu. pp. 318, 319,1 3. LAI. pp. 305, 337, 350.
AvaCu. I. pp. 290, 296, AvaN. 483, 4. IDETBJ. pp. 59-60. Vis.1937, AvaM. p. 281, KalpV. p. 5. Bh. 554. 166, KalpDh. P, 106, Nis. 16.25-26, 6. See LAI. p. 350, IDETBJ. p. 19. SutCu. p. 99.
7. Praj. 37, SutSi. p. 123. 2. Sacred Books of the East Vol. XXII 8. See LAI. p. 298.
p. 84 f. n. See also GDA, p. 164, GESM. p. 109.
See also
Lādhávajjabhūmi (Rādhāvajrabhūmi) Same as Vajjalādha. Ladha.
1. Avaču. I. p. 296. AvaM. p. 285. Lādhavisaya (RāŅhavişaya) Same as the country of Lādha.?
1. SutCu. p. 99.
Lāsa Same as Lhasiya.
1. Nis. 9.28, NisCu. II. p. 470.
Same as Lhasiya.
Lāsiya (Lāsika)
1. Jna. 18.
Laddhaņamda (Lubdhananda ) Same as merchant Ņamda(2) belonging to Pādaliputta.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 528, KalpCu. p. 101.
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