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Süpaitthābha
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A celestial abode of Logamtiya gods just
Supaitthäbha (Supratisthābha ) like Acci.
1. Sam. 8, Bha. 243.
Supainná (Supratijñā ) A principal Disākumāri residing on the Kamcapa (2) peak of the southern Ruyaga(1) mountain.
1. Jam. 114, Sth. 643, Tir. 155, AvaH. p. 122.
1. Supamha (Supaksman ) A celestial abode where the maximum longevity of gods is nine sägaropama years. It is just like Pamha(2),
1. Sam. 9. 2. Supamha A district in Mahāvideha, with its capital at Sihapura.1
1. Jam. 102. 3. Supamha One of the four peaks of mount Amkāvai(2)."
1. Jam. 102.
is associated with the
Supasiddha (Suprasiddhā ) A palanquin which initiation ceremony of Titthayara Abhinamdana.
1. Sam. 157.
1. Supāsa (Supārsva) Seventh Titthamkara of the present descending cycle in the Bharaha(2) region of Jambuddīva. He was Suṁdarabähu(1) in his previous birth. His contemporary Titthamkara in the Eravaya(1) region was Somacamda(1).3 Supāsa's parents were king Paittha(1) and queen Puhavi(1) of Vāņārasi. His height measured two hundred dhanuşas. His colour was like heated gold. He succeeded to the throne at the age of five lakhs of pūrvas and twenty purvārgas and then renounced the world along with one thousand men. On that occasion he used the Jayamti(11) palanquin. He broke his fast and accepted alms for the first time from Mahimda of Pādalasamda. 10 After nine months he became omniscient11 on the sixth day of the dark fortnight of the month of Phālguna12 under a širișa tree,13 He had an excellent community of three lakh monks and four lakh and thirty thousands nuns.14 It was divided into ninetyfive groupleaders,15 Vidabbha and Somā(5) were his chief male and female disciples.16 He attained emancipation at the age 1. Sam. 157, Ava. p. 4, Nan. v. 18,1 8. Avan. 225, 231; Tir. 391. Vis. 1758, AvaN. 1090.
9. Sam. 157. 2. Sam. 157.
10. Avan. 320, 323, 327, Sam. 157. 3. Tir. 320.
11. Ava M. p. 206. 4. AvaN. 382, 385, 387, Sam. 157, 12. AvaN. 244. Tir. 470.
13. Sam. 157, Tir. 405. 5. Sam. 101, Avam. pp. 237-243, 14. Avan. 237, 261. AvaN. 378, Tir. 362.
15. AvaN. 266, Sam. 95. 6. AvaN. 376, Tir. 340.
16. Sam. 157, Tir. 446, 460. 7. AvaM. pp. 208-214, AvaN. 283.
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