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Mahakappasuya said to be her first male and female lay-votaries. Malli had twenty-eight groups of monks, ganas) each under a chief disciple like Bhisaga etc. She had forty thousand monks, fifty five thousand nuns, 184000 lay-votaries (men) and 365000 female lay-votaries. She had under her six hundred monks who were well-versed in fourteen Puvvas, two thousund monks who had avadhi-jñāna, thirty-two hundred omniscients, thirty five hundred wielders of the supernatural power of vikriyā, eight hundred possessors of manahparyāyajñāna, fourteen hundred vādins (debators) and two hundred attainers of the Aņuttarovavāiya celestial abode. She attained emancipation on Sammeyasela on the fourth day of the bright half of the month of Caitra. She lived fifty-five13 thousand years in all (only 100 years as a princess ):14 It is a wonder that a lady became a Titthamkara in this Osappiņi.15 The redaction of the canon took place 6584980 years after the emancipation of Malli.16 Her contemporary in. Eravaya(1), was Marudevi(2).17 See also Mallijiņāyayaņa. 13. Sam. 157, Jna. 78, Tir. 461.
57 refers to 5700 manahparyāyajñānins. 14. Jna. 64-78, Sam. 55, 157, AviN. 259, 15. Sth. 777, Kalp V. p. 19.
269, 272-305, Tir. 453, 462; Sam. 59 | 16. Kalp. 186. mentions 5900 avadhi-jñanins and Sam. | 17. Tir. S32, 540.
2. Malli Eighth chapter of the first section of Nāyādhammakaha.
1. Jna. 5, Sam. 19, SthA: p. 401.
3. Malli A Ganadhara (chief disciple) of Munisu vvaya(1)1 the twentieth Titthayara. He is also known as Kumbha (3). 1. Tir. 453.
2. Sam. 157.
Mallijiņāyayana (Mallijināyatana) A shrine having the image of Titthamkara Malli (1). It was situated in the park of Sagadamuha in the city of Purimatāla. It was rejuvenated by Bhaddā (26).1
1. AvaN. 491, AvaCu. I, p. 295, Vis. 1945.
Same as Malli (2).1
Malliņāya (Mallijñāta)
1. AvaCu. I. p. 151.
Masāragalla Fifth part of the first layer (kāņda) of the Rayaņappabha region. It extends to one thousand yojanas.
1. Sth. 778, Mahakāli ( Mahākāli) A goddess."
1. Ava. p. 18.
Sze Mıhākappasuya."
Mahāk appasuya (Mirākalpaíruta )
1. VyaBh. 4.391.
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