Dyutipalasha
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Dyutipalasha (द्युतिपलाश) was a garden and a chaitya of Jnati- Kshatriyas in Vaishali, Bihar. It was located in the town of Vanijyagrama.
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Origin
Variants
- Dyutipalasha (द्युतिपलाश) (AS, p.454)
- Dutipalasha/Dūtipalāśa (दूतिपलाश)
History
द्युतिपलाश
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[1] ने लेख किया है ...द्युतिपलाश (AS, p.454): वैशाली में स्थित ज्ञाति-क्षत्रियों का उद्यान एवं चैत्य. यह कौल्लाग सन्निवेश के निकट था.
दूतिपलाश
Dūtipalāśa (दूतिपलाश) is the name of a caitya (‘shrine’, dedicated to a deity), located in the town Vāṇijyagrāma (Pkt. Vāṇiyaggāma), according to the Bhagavatī-sūtra, also known as The Vyākhyāprajñapti (“Exposition of Explanations”). The Bhagavatī-sūtra is the largest of twelve Jain āgamas and was composed by Sudharmāsvāmī in the 6th century.[2]
Dūtipalāśa (दूतिपलाश) is the name of a sacred spot visited by Mahāvīra during his 20th Year as Kevalī.—At the end of the rainy season, wandering through many places the Lord again came to Vāṇijyagrāma. When he was giving a sermon at the Dūtipalāśa caitya, there a monk of the Pārśva tradition, Gāṅgeya came to attend. Dūtipalāśa was also visited by Mahāvīra during his 20th, 23rd Year as Kevalī.[3]
वाणियगाम = वाणिज्यग्राम
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[4] ने लेख किया है ...वाणियगाम अथवा 'वाणिज्यग्राम' (AS, p.839) वैशाली का एक उपनगर था, जहाँ वृज्जिवंशीय क्षत्रियों का निवास स्थान था। यहाँ विशजनों और कम्मकरों अर्थात वाणिज्य व्यवसाय करने वालों की प्रधानता थी।