Setavya
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Setavya (सेतव्या) was a city on the trade route from Sravasti to Rajagriha, and was the first halting place outside Sravasti.
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Source: Pali Kanon: Pali Proper Names
A town in Kosala (D.ii.316), near which was Ukkattha.
The Anguttara Nikaya (A.ii.37) records a conversation between the Buddha and the brahmin Dona, whom the Buddha met on the road from Ukkattha to Setavya. The city was on the road, taken by Bavaris disciples (SN.vs.1012), from Savatthi to Rajagaha, and was the first halting place outside Savatthi. Beyond it were Kapilavatthu, Kusinara, Pava, etc.
To the north of Setavya was the Simsapavana, where Kumara Kassapa lived, and where he preached the Payasi Sutta to the brahmin Payasi, who held a royal fief there (D.ii.316).
The city was the birthplace of the Theras Ekadhammasavaniya and Mahakala. Mahakalas brothers Culakala and Majjhimakala also lived there (DhA.i.55).
The Anguttara Commentary (AA.ii.504) says that Kassapa Buddha was born in Setavya, but both the Buddhavamsa and its Commentary say that he was born in Benares (Bu.xxv.33; BuA.217). The Buddhavamsa Commentary (BuA.223) records further that Kassapa died in the Setarama in Setavya , but adds that Setavya was a city in Kasi.
Reference - https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/setavya
सेतव्य = सेतव्या
सेतव्या (AS, p.985): बौद्ध काल का एक व्यापारिक नगर जो श्रावस्ती से राजगृह (मगध) जाने वाले वणिक्पथ पर स्थित था (देखें कृ. द. वाजपेई, युग-युग में उत्तर प्रदेश, पृ.6). इस नगर सेतव्या के रूप में उल्लेख बौद्ध ग्रंथ पायासिसुत्तन्त में है जिससे इसकी प्राचीनता का प्रमाण मिलता है. यह नगर उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्वी या बिहार के पश्चिमी भाग में स्थित था. डॉक्टर मोतीचंद (दे.सार्थवाह) का विचार है कि यह स्थान शायद जिला गोंडा (उत्तर प्रदेश) में स्थित बालापुर के खंडहरों के स्थान पर बसा हुआ था. जैन ग्रंथ राजप्रश्नीय सूत्र में भी इस नगरी का उल्लेख है.[1]
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अथ खो सेतब्यका ब्राह्मणगहपतिका सेतब्याय निक्खमित्वा सङ्घसङ्घी गणीभूता उत्तरेनमुखा गच्छन्ति येन सिंसपावनं[2]