Essay name: Paumacariya (critical study)
Author:
K. R. Chandra
Affiliation: Research institute of Prakrit, Jainology and Ahimsa Vaishali
This is a critical study of the Paumacariya: the earliest Jain version of Rama's life story, written in Prakrit by Vimalasuri dating to the 4th century AD. In this text, Rama (referred to as Padma) is depicted with lotus-like eyes and a blooming face. The Paumacariya places emphasis on the human aspects of characters rooted in Jain values, contrasting with the divine portrayal in Valmiki鈥檚 version.
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GEOGRAPHICAL PLACES, PEOPLES AND TRIBES 531 Koshaladesh (RKSj p. 312). Syananadasthali may be probably a place
situated on its bank.
(3) Places associated with the great persons of the Jaina Faith.
The places which have been already identified in the preceding
section are only mentioned here. Others are identified.
Saketa, Ko艣ala, Prathamapuri or Ayodhya:-It was the birth place of
Tirthankara R峁bha (20.27); Ajita (20.28); Abhinandana (20.30);
Sumati (20.31), Ananta (20.44), Ara (20.44) and the capital of
Cakravartin Bharata (4.54) and Sagara's (20.109) territories.
Astapada:: R峁bha attained 'Nirvana' on this mountain (20,51).
It is called as K膩il膩sa also (9.53: 9.57). Sixty thousand sons of Cakra-
varti Sagara were burnt to ashes on this mountain, when they dug
a ditch around it to fill it up with the waters of the Ganges to protect
the Jina shrines situated on this mountain (5.169). Da艣amukha raised
the peak of this mountain to disturb the meditation of Muni Vali.
Thereupon he suffered discomfiture at the hands of Vali and he made
an alarm of terror so he was known as R膩va峁嘺 (9.78).
艢r膩vasti: It was the birth place of Tirthankara Sambhava
(20.29), Cakravartin Maghav膩 (20.111) and Subh奴ma (20.139). It is
identified with modern Sahelh Mahelh in U. P. on the bank of the
Rapti (CAGI. p. 469).
Ko艣膩mbi:鈥擨t was the birth
place of Jina Padmaprabha (20.32).
It is said to be situated near the river Jamuna (55.38). It is identified
with Kosam situated on the Jamuna about 30 miles south-west
of Allahabad (HGAI, p. 100). It was the ancient capital of the Vatsa
country.
Kasipura: It was the birth Place of Tirthankara Sup膩rsva
(20.33). It is the famous holy place in U. P. situated on the northern
bank of the Ganges. It is the same as (Van膩rasi) V膩r膩nas墨 (HGAI,
p. 94).
Candrapuri-It was the birth place of Tirthankara Candraprabha
(20. 34). It is the same as 艢r膩vasti (HGAI, p. 125).
K膩kandi: It was the birth place of Jina Puspadanta (20.35). The
king of this place ran away secretly to V膩峁嚹乺as墨 and took shelter there
when his minister burnt his palace and troubled him (104. 2-21).
The PTSg. (I. p. 25) locates it presumably 25 kro艣as to the east of
Gorakhapura. Some identify it with Kakan in Monghyr district
(LAI, p. 291).
