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SOME JAINA CANONICAL SOTRAS
enlightened at once. He took leave of his parents and entered the state of homelessness. The great sage Samudrapāla understanding the sacred lore and completely practising the best Law, shone forth being possessed of the highest knowledge and glory. Having annihilated his kurma he obtained exemption from transmigration, being steadfast and free from all fetters. 1
There is a mention of Pithunda as a sea-coast town in the Uttarādhyuyana sūtra (sec. xxi), reminding us at once of Khāravela's Pithuda-Pithundaga and Ptolemy's Pitundrai. Lévi locates Pitundra in the interior of Maisolia between the mouths of the two rivers, Maisolos and Mānadas, i.e. between the delta of the Godāvari and the Mahānadi, nearly at an equal distance from both. It would, therefore, be convenient to search for its location in the interior of Chikakole and Kalingapatam towards the course of the river Nāgāvati which also bears the name of Lānguliya. Our sūtra refers to Srāvasti being ruled by Maghavan, à son of king Samudravijaya. This city was visited by Keśī, formerly i follower of Pārsva and subsequently a follower of Mahāvira.2
The Uttarādhyayana refers to the Bhojas as Kşatriyas and descendants from those whom Rşabha acknowledged as persons deserving of honour. It also refers to an ancient,
thy, famous and beautiful town named Isukāra (Isuyāra or Usuyāra) after its ruler Isukāra (the arrow-maker).
1 Uttaradhyayrına, XXI. : Jaina Sūtras, II, p. 71 and f.n.2.
2 lbid., VIII. 4 Utuurūdhyayana, XIV, 1.
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