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Gevijja (Graiveya) Same as Ge vijjaga.
1. Utt. 36.210, Sth. 232.
Gevijjaga or Gevijjaya (Graiveyaka) A class of gods residing in the following nine celestial abodes collectively bearing the same name as well as Gevijja : Bhadda(14), Subhadda(7), Sujāta(1), Somapasa(1), Piyadarisapa(2), Sudaṁsaņa(17), Amoha(1), Suppabuddha and Jasodhara(14). They are situated below the Aņuttara celestial abodes. Of them, the first three are at the bottom, the second three are in the middle, and the last three are at the top.2 Thus they form three layers which are called Hitthima-Gevijja Majjhima Gevijja and Uparima-Gevijja. They are further subdivided into(1)
Hitchimahitthima-, Hitthimamajjhima-Hitthimauvarima-y(2)Majjhimahitthima-, Majjhima-majjhima-,(3) Uvarimahitthima-, Uvarimamajjhima-and Uvarimauvarima-Gevijjaga. The Gevijjaga gods are all equal as regards their status, strength etc. The height of their abodes measure one thousand yojanase 1. Sth. 685, Utts. p. 702, Anuke. p. 1 3. Sth. 232. 91, Utt. 36.211, Praj. 38, Sth. 232.
4. Utt. 36. 211-13, Praj. 38. 2. Praj. 38, Sth. 232, Sam. 22-30,
5. Praj. 38, Sth. 94, Anu. 133. Anu. 139.
6. Sth. 775, Sam. 113.
Gevejja(Graiveya)
1. Sam. 24.
See Gevijjaga.
See Gevijjaga.1
Gevejjaa (Graiveyaka)
1. Sam. 28.
Gevejjaga (Graiveyaka) See Gevijjaga.
1. sam. 25. Gevejjaya (Graiveyaka) See Gevijjaga."
1. Sam, 26, 27. Goama (Gotama) See Goyama."
1. Anu. 20, AnuHe. p. 25.
Goula (Gokula) A locality in Vayagāma. It was visited by Mahā vīra.?
1. AvaCu. I. pp. 313-4, KalpV. p. 164, KalpDh. p. 108.
Gomda (Gonda) An Anāriya (non-Aryan) tribe and its habitants. It can be ideatified with the Gonds, a tribal people of Madhya Pradesh. 1. Pras. 4, SutSi. p. 123, Praj. 37.
2. SGAMI. p. 117, LAI. p. 361. Gokanna (Gokarna) An Amtaradiva.1
1. Praj. 36, Sth. 304, NanM. p. 103.
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