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Kaccha
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16592-2/19 yojanas and from east to west in the breadth of somewhat less than 2213 yojanas. Mount Veyaddha(1) exists exactly in its centre. Khemā is its capital.1
1. Jam. 93, 95, Sth. 673.
2. Kaccha Son of Titthayara Usabha(1). He along with his brother Mahăkaccha(1) renounced the world and practised asceticism under Usabha for some time. Then they took to mendicancy. Nami(3) and Viņami were sons of Kaccha and Mahākaccha respectively.
1. AvaCu. I. pp. 160-1, KalpDh. p. 152, KalpV. p. 237.
3. Kaccha Two summits of the Veyaddha(1) mountain in Kaccha(1).1 The same is the name of their presiding deities.2 1. Jam. 93, Sth. 689.
2. Jam. 91, 93.
4. Kaccha One of the nine peaks of the Mālavamta(1) mountain.:
1. Jam. 91, Sth. 689.
5. Kaccha One of the four summits of mount Cittakāda(1).
1. Jam. 94. 6. Kaccha A country which was conquered by Cakkavatti Bharaha(1).1 There lived Abhira(2) lay-votaries in it. It was visited by a Brahmin from Anandapura.2 Monks used to visit this country often. Kaccha is identified by some with(1) modern Cutch and (2) by others with Kaira (Kheda) in Gujarat,' a large town between Ahmedabad and Cambay. 1. Jam. 52, AvaCu. I. p. 191.
3. NisCu. I. p. 133, BrhKs. p. 384, f.n. 1. 2. AvaCu. II. p. 291.
4. GDA. p. 82.
A god belonging to the district of the same name.
1. Kacchagāvai
1. Jam. 95.
2. Kacchagāvai A district known as Vijaya(23) in the Mahāvideha region of Jambūdiva. It is situated to the north of river Siyā(1), to the south of mount Ņilavamta(1), to the east of mount Pamhakūļa(1) and to the west of river Dahāvai(2). Its length, breadth, etc. are just like Kaccha(1). Aritthapurā is its capital.1
1. Jam. 95, Sth. 637. 3. Kacchagāvai One of the four summits of mount Pamhakuda(1).
1. Jam. 95. Kacchagāvati (Kacchakāvati) See Kacchagāvai.
1. Sth. 637
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