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Vimala
Vibhişaņa (Vibhișana ) See Bibhīşaņa.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 177. Vibhela A settlement situated in the foot of Vimjhagiri.1 Goddess Babuputtiyā(3) will be reborn here as Somā(2).2 See also Babhela. 1. Nir. 3.4.
1 2 . Ibid., SthA. p. 513.
1. Vimala Thirteenth Titthamkara of the current descending cycle. In his previous birth he was Sumdara.? He was son of king Kayavamma and his queen Sāmā(3)3 of Kampillapura. His height was sixty dhanusas. He was of the complexion of heated gold. He took to asceticism along with one thousand men. He used Suppabhā(4) palanquin on that occasion. He broke his fast at the house of Jaya(2) in Dhannakada' and obtained omniscience in the Sahassamba park outside Kampillapura. 10. His sacred tree was jambū.11 He had under hini 68,000, monks with Mamdara(1) at their head, and 1,00,108 nuns with Dharaṇidhară at their head.12 According to Samavāya he had 56 principal disciples each being in charge of a perticular group of monks13, whereas acccording to Avassaya-șijjutti, the number is 57.14 He attained liberation on mount Sammeya along with 6000 ascetics at the age of 60,00,000 years15( 15 lakh as a prince and 30 lakh as a king). His contemporary tirthankara in Eravaya(1) Sihaseņa(4).16 1. Sam. 157, Sth. 411, Ava. N. 371, 8. Sam. 157.
1093, Vis. 1758, Ava. p. 4, Nanv. 9. AvaN. 324, 328; Sam. 157. 19, Tir. 325.
10. AvaN. 247, 254. 2. Sam. 157.
11. Sam. 157, Tir. 406. 3. According to AvaN. 385, her name 12. AvaN. 257, 262, Avam. pp. 208 ff., is Rāmā.
Sam. 157. 4. Sam. 157, Avan. 382, 388. Tir. 13. Sam. 56. 476, AvaM. pp. 237 ff.
14. AvaN. 267. 5. Sam. 60, AvaN. 379, Tir. 363.
15. AvaM. p. 214, AvaN. 272-305, 6. Avan. 377, Tir. 340.
326, Kalp. 192. 7. Avan, 225, 231, 289, Tir. 392.
16. Tir. 326.
2. Vimala Twenty-second would be. Titthamkara in the Bharaha(2) region! and a future birth of Naraya(2).
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1114, Bha. 559, Bha A. p. 691.
3. Vimala Twenty-first would be Titthamkara in the Eravaya(1) region,
1. Sam. 159, Tir. 1121.
4. Vimala Previous birth of Ajiya, the second Titthamkara.1
1. Sam. 157.
5. Vimala A painter belonging to the city of Sägeya. He was famous for his art. King Mahabbala(7) appreciated his work."
1. AvaCu. II. p. 194, AvaN. 1292.
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