Medhiyagrama, Meḍhiyāgrāma, Medhiya-grama: 1 definition
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Source: HereNow4u: Lord Śrī MahāvīraMeḍhiyāgrāma (मेढियाग्राम) is the name of a village visited by Mahāvīra during his twelfth year of spiritual-exertion.—From Suṃsumārapura the Lord reached Bhojapura, Nandigrāma and Meḍhiyāgrāma. From Meḍhiyāgrāma he reached Kauśāmbī.
Meḍhiyāgrāma was also visited by Mahāvīra during his thirteenth year of spiritual-exertion.—After staying at Jambhiyagrāma for some time the Lord went to Chammāṇi village passing through Meḍhiyāgrāma and became meditative outside the village. Leaving Chammāṇi the Lord arrived at “Meḍhiyāgrāma” and went for alms to a vaiśya Siddhārtha’s house.
Meḍhiyāgrāma was also visited by Mahāvīra during his 15th Year as Kevalī.—Reaching Meḍhiyāgrāma the Lord sat on a stone on the ground in the “Sāla Koṣṭhaka caitya” outside the village. At that time, the Lord experienced extreme pain in his body due to Gośālaka’s hot flash attack. He also developed blood dysentery. The Lord bore them peacefully. Leaving Meḍhiyāgrāma the Lord reached Mithilā and completed rainy season halt there. In that very year, Jamāli monk had an argument with the Lord and the female-monk Sudarśanā, having being awakened by the potter ḍhaṃka, re-joined the Lord’s congregation.
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
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Partial matches: Grama.
Full-text: Nandigrama, Bhojapura, Chammani, Sumangala, Jambhiyagrama, Palaka, Suchetta, Sumsumarapura, Mithila.
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