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Maṇḍavya2

Person

The son of Mātaṅga and Diṭṭhamaṅgalikā, whose story appears in the Mātaṅga Jātaka, cited as an example of conception without intercourse.

Son of Mātaṅga and Diṭṭhamaṅgalikā.

For his story see the Mātaṅga Jātaka. Maṇḍavya is given as an example of conception by artificial insemination. Mil.123 f; Sp.i.214.

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