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(b) Kumāra Kaśyapa (c) Pasenadi or prase najita (d) Khatta (c) Uttra Månava
(0) Gavampati Sthavira
Out of these two lists of countries, towns, characters etc. we purpose to discuss only those which are expected to contribute sometbing substantial to our study and the rest to drop. For the sake of convenience the places and characters of correlative importance may be equated as follows: Rayapasenaijjasuva
Pāvasirajaðñasutta Kekayārdha
Košala Kunala Sravasti
Srāvasti Svetavika
Svetavy, Mrgavana
Simsapāvana Pradesi
Payasi Citra
Khatta Kesi Kumarsramaņa
Kumara Kaśyapa We know that Kekayārdha was the country where Pradesi ruled, It was situated to the north east of Sravasti, the capital of Kosala Mahajanapada into two parts, North Kosala and South Kosala, most probably, Kekayardha and Kuņāla being their respective names.
Svetavika was the capital of king Pradesi while Svetavya that of Pāyasi. There was a park known as Msgavana situated to its northeast, while a park Simsapavana by name was situated to the north of Svetavya. We see that all the three parks--Koştaka, Ambasalavana and Mrgavann, finding mention in the Rāyapasenaijja are said to have been situated to the north-east of the towns of Sravasti. Amalakalpa and Svetavika respectively which gives the impression of a stereotyped description rather a factual information.
Jstagatru is said to be the king of Kunal janapada with its capital at Srāvasti. He was subordinate to Pradeśl, the king of Svetavika. On the contrary, Päyasi is said to be a cheiftain of Svetavya under king Pasenadi (Prasenajit) of Kosala with its capital at Śrávasti.
It was Citta who was instrumental in Pradest's conversion to Jainaism. He is culogised in great terms. Truly speaking, it was Citta on whose directions and advice pradeść ruled over bis kingdom. On the contrary, Khatta was a simple door-keeper or attendant of Payāsi from whom on seeing the crowd of men and women of Şvetavya rushing towards the Simhsapavana, Payāsi came to know of kumar Kaśyapa's stay there.
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