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Kosiyā
1. Kosia (Kaušika) A Brāhmana of Kollāa(2) settlement being a later birth of Marii and a former birth of Titthayara Mahāvīra.
1. AvaCu. I. p. 229, AvaN. 441, KalpDh. p. 37.
2. Kosia Principal ascetic of hermitage called Kanagakhala. Since he way very hot-headed, he was also known as Camda-Kosia. After death he was born as a deadly poisonous snake of the same name.? 1. Caída literally means fierce, hot 2 . AvaCu. I. p. 278, GacV. p. 26, with anger.
Sutu. p. 186.
3. Kosia A horse-dealer of Siddhatthapura. He had seized Mahāvīra taking him to be a thief and released afterwards. According to another tradition he had made an attempt to attack Mahāvīra considering his encounter to be a sign of misfortune while starting for a journey.? 1. AvaCu. I. p. 313, Vis. 1667, Avan. 2. AvaCu. I. p. 313.
511, AvaM. p. 292.
4. Kosia A teacher of Campā. He had two pupils, Amgarisi and Ruddaa. 1
1. AvaCu. II. p. 193, Avan. 1288, Aval. p. 704.
5. Kosia A lineage to which Samdilia(1) etc. belonged. It had following seven branches : Kosia, Kaccāyaṇa(1) Sālamkāyaṇa, Golikāyaṇa Pakkhikāyaṇa, Aggicca(2) and Lohiya.? Jamāli(1) belonged to Kosia gotra." 1. NanVV. 25-6.
2. Sth. 551.
3. Aca. 2.177.
6. Kosia Family-name of Hattha constellation.
1. Sur. 50, Jam. 159.
Same as Kosia.1
Kosiajja (Kausikārya)
1. AvaH. p. 704.
Same as Kosia.1
Kositajja (Kausikārya)
1. AvaCu. I. p. 229.
Kosiya (Kausika) See Kosia.
1. AvaCu. I. p, 278, Sur. 50.
Kosiyajja (Kausikārya) Same as Kosiya.
1. AvaN. 1288, AvaCu. II. p. 193. Kosiya (Kośikā) Identical with Kosi.1
1. Brh. 4.32. BrhKs. p. 1487.
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