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The Titthayara himself is called Vesālia.' He spent twelve rainy seasons at Vesäis and Vānijjagama.' An iron-smith attempted vainly to torture Titthayara Mabāvīra sojourning here. Varoņa(8) Nāgaṇattua belonged to this place.? Gosala performed sixth pauttaparihāra (entering into another's dead body) here in the shrine of Komdiyāyana. A stūpa of Titthayara Munisuvvaya was situated in this city. It was from here that Cellaņā was kidnapped by Seņiya(1) with the help of his soldiers.10 Vesāli is identified with modern Basarh, eighteen miles north of Hajipur on the left bank of Gandak.11 4. AvaCu. I. p. 259. Last line of Utt. 6. AvaCu. I. p. 292, AvaN. 486, Vis. ch. 6, UttCu. p. 156.
1940. 3. Kalp. 122, Kalpv. pp. 166, 169, 7. Bha, 303.
188, AvaN. 519, AvaCu. I. p. 316, 8. Bha. 550. Vis. 1949, 1974, AvaM. pp. 282-83, 9. AvaCu. I. p. 567, AvaH. p. 437. 287, 294.
10. AvaH. p. 677. 11. GDA. p. 17.
Vesiyáyaņa (Vaiśyāyana ) A stupid ascetic. He was the adopted son of Gosamkhi belonging to Gobbaragāma(1). His original mother was kidnapped and sold to a prostitute of Campā when he was yet babe. When he grew old, he happened to meet her and fixed sexual engagement with her. He, however, realised the mistake soon, felt disgusted with the world and took to asceticism. Mahāvīra and Gosāla saw him at Kummagāmaʼ with upraised arms and upturned face in the glare of the son. His body was swarming with lice. Gosäla frequently enquired whether he was a sage or a bed of lice. Vesiyāyana got angry and struck him with tejoleśyā. Mahavira saved him by throwing sitalesyā,3 1. AvaCu. I. p. 297, AvaN. 494, 3. Bha. 543, AvaCu. I. pp. 297-8, AvaM. p. 286.
Kalpv. 167. 2. According to Bha. 543, the place is
Kumdagama(3).
See Vaisesiya.
Vesesiya ( Vaisesika )
1. Utis. p. 171.
1. Vehala Fourth chapter of Vaņhidasä.
1. Nir. 3.1.
2. Vehalla Similar to Nisadha..
1. Nir. 5.4.
3. Vehalla See Vihalla and Halla(3),1
1. Nir. 1.1, Anut. 1, 6.
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