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Jotiya3

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एक निगण्ठ तपस्वी, जिसके लिए राजा पण्डुकाभय ने अनुराधपुर में निवास बनवाया, जिस स्थान पर बाद में अभयगिरि विहार बना।

A Nigaṇṭha, for whom Paṇḍukābhaya built a house to the east of the Nīcasusāna at Anurādhapura (Mhv.x.97). The Mahāvaṃsa Ṭīkā (p.296) calls him a Nagaravaḍḍhakī. The Abhayagiri-vihāra was later erected on the spot occupied by Jotiya’s residence. MT.620.

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