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1. Madaņā ( Madanā) One of the five principal wives of Bali(4), one of the two lords of Asurakumāra gods. In her previous birth she was a daughter of a merchant belonging to Săvatthi.2 1. Bha. 106, Sth. 403.
2. Jna. 150. 2. Madaņā Name of a principal wife of each of Soma(1), Jama(2), Varuna(1) and Vesamana(9), the four Logapālas under Sakka(3), the lord of the Sohamma(1) region.1
1. Bha. 406, Sth. 273. 3. Madapă Fifth chapter of the second sub-section of the second section of Ņāyādhammakahä,1
1. Jua. 150.
Maddana (Mardana ) A village. Titthayara Mahāvīra visited it and meditated there in Balade vaghara(2).1
1. AvaN. 489, AvaCu. I. p. 294, Kalp V, p. 167, Vis. 1943. Maddaņā (Mardanā) See Maddaņa.
1. AvaM. p. 283, AvaH. p. 210. Maddua (Madduka) A lay-votary of Titthayara Mahā vīra and resident of Rāyagiha. He cleared the doubts of Kālodāyi about some teachings of Mahāvīra.1
1. Bha. 634.
Madhurā (Mathurā ) See Mahurā.1
1. AvaCu. II. p. 36, NanCu. p. 8, BrhBh. 6292. Madhurāyaṇa (Madhurājan) A non-Jain recognised as a Patteyabuddha.
1. Risi. 15, Risi (Sangrahaņi).
sage in Aritthaņemi's tirtha,"
Mammaņa A greedy merchant of Rāyagiha. He was very rich. He possessed an ox made of gold and jewels. Even king Seniya(1) could not procure another ox worth the same price.1 1. AvaCu. I. pp. 371, 543, Vis. 2590, 3613, AvaN. 929, SutSi. p. 194, AcaCu. p. 86,
Sutu. p. 237. Māyaṁga (Mātanga) See Mātamga.!
1. Risi (Sarigrahani). Mayamgatira (Mộtagangātīra ) A place on the bank of Gamgā where Citta(1) and Sambhūya(2) were born as swans in their previous birth. Candāla Bala(7) was also born here in the Hariesa(1) community. 1. Utt. 13.6, Utts. p. 383, AvaCu. I. 2. UttCu. p. 202, Utts. p. 534.
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