Book Title: Prakrit Proper Names Part 2
Author(s): Mohanlal Mehta, K R Chandra, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 833 Suya 4. Sumitta A prince who took initiation at the hands of Titthankara prince who took Mall(1): 1. Jna. 77. Sumitta vijaya (Sumitravijaya) Father of second Cakkavarti Sugára." 1. Sam. 1 8. Samitra (Sumitrā ) A principal Disäkumäri of the nether world. 1. Tir 144. 1. Samuha (Sumukha) A Jāyava prince. He was son of Dharini(6) and Baladeva(1) of Bararai. He was initiated by Titihayara Aritihaņemi. He attained emancipation on mount Settaṁja. 1. Jna. p. 122. 2. Ant. 7. 2. Sumu ha Ninth chapter of the third section of Amtagadadasă.? 1. Ant. 4. 3. Sumuha Previous life of Subāhu(1). He was a merchant of Hattbiņāpura.' 1. Vip. 33. Sumeru Another name of mount Meru. 1. Tir. 210. Sumeruppabha (Sumeruprabha) An elephant-king who was the previous birth of Meha(1).1 1. Jna. 27, Kalpv. p. 32. Sumehã A principal Disākumāri of the upper region. She presides on the Nisaḥ a küda in Nandanavaņa(1). 1. Jam. 113, Sth. 643, Aval. p. 122, 1. 2. Jam. 104. Tir. 147. Saya ( Sruta) The word ordinarily means 'as heard and in the same sense it is used in Āyürenigå. There the word ahāsuyam denotės the teachings or the words which Gañadhara Suhamma(1) heard from Titthayara Mahävita. The popular phrase "suyam me' āusaṁ tenam occurring in the canonical texts conveys the same meaning. Thus the teachings and discourses of Titthayara Mahāvira went by the name of Suya. In wider sense it means the words of Jina', i.e. the speech of a Titthamkara explaining things or conveying the sense. All these teachings and knowledge were comunicated traditionally in the oral form hence the oral tradition or the traditional 1. Aca. 9. 1. 1 (ahāsuyama vaissämil 2. See Aca. 1, Utts. p. 79, Dasa. 1.1. jahā se samane bhagavam utthae), 3. DasaCu. p. 6, NanM. p. 2. 2. 179, Uus. pp. 5$6=7, ADUH. 0.32, 4. AvaN. 78, AvaCu. 1. p. 74. Vis. AnuHe. p. 38. 1373 105 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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