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Mamdaman
Mamukkaliya (Mandūkika ) A preceptor who did not expiate for the sin he committed by treading a frog, while going to beg almş.?
1. AvaCu. I. p. 561 AvaCu. p. 161. Mardhiyagāma (Mendhikagrāma) See Memòliyagāma.!
1. AvaN. 520, AvaCu. I. p. 316. 1. Mamdara (Mandara) First disciple of Vimala(1), the thirteenth Titthamkara.1
1. Sam. 157, Tir. 450. 2. Mandara Seventh chapter of Dihadasā."
1. Sth. 755. 3. Mamdara A mountain, being the prominent one. It is situated in the centre of Jambuddiva. It lies to the south of Uttarakuru,' to the north of Devakuru, to the east of Avarayideba and to the west of Puvvavideba. It is ninetynine thousand yojanas high and one thousand yojanas deep: Its breadth and perimeter? at the underground base, the surface and in the middle measure 1009011 and 3191011, 100008 and 316239, and 1000 and somewhat more than 3162 yojanas respectively.10 The top base is 100 yojanasıl while the central peak above it has the base measuring twelve yojanas broad.12 The whole mountain resembles the shape of a cow's tail. It is surrounded at its surface-level by a raised ground (pavilio paumavaraveiyā and a grove. There are four other groves on the mountain upwards. They are Bhaddasālavaņa, Ņamdanavapa(1), Somaṇasavaņa and Pamdagayaņa 13. There are several siddhāyatanas, peaks and ponds situated on this mountain.14 It consists of three vertical layers which are composed of different materials. They measure one thousand, sixty-three thousand, and thirty-six thousand yojanas25 respectively. The first layer is composed of earth, stones, diamonds and gravel, the second one of a nka and crystal gems, gold and silver and the last one of red gold only.16 It is called Madara because its presiding god bears the same name.17 This mountain has sixteen names: (1) Mamdara, (2) Meru, (3) Maporama(2), (4) Sudamsaņa(15), (5) Sayampabha(4), (6) Giriraya, (7) Rayaņoccaya, (8) Siloccaya, (9) Logamajjha, (10) Loganabhi, (11) Accha(1), (12) Säriāvatta, (13) Sariávarana, (14) Uttama, 1. Jam. 103, Sth. 555.
11. Sth. 719. 2. Utt. 11.29, stk. 205.
12. Sam. 12. 3. Jam. 103, Jha. 64.
13. Jam, 103, Jiv. 141. 4. Jam. 103, Sam. 99.
14. Jam. 103, AcaSi. p. 418. 5. Jam. 103, Sth. 86.
15. Jam. 108, According to Sam. 61 and 38, 6. Jam. 103, Jiv. 147, Sth. 917.
the first two layers measure sixty-one and 7. Sam. 103.
thirty-eight thousand yojanas respectively. 8. 7am. 103, Sam. 10, 45, 123, Sth. 719. I 16. Jam. 108. 9. Sam. 31.
17. Jam. 109. 10. Jam. 103.
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