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Piṅgala

पिङ्गल

The nidhi of the whole business of ornament, for people and for animals.

One of the nine: a chest eight yojana high, nine broad and twelve long on eight wheels, at the mouth of the Gaṅgā in Māgadha, with a Nāgakumāra god named Piṅgala living in it and a thousand yakṣas in attendance (§15). The Digambara list calls it Piṅga.

THE NINE NIDHIS, AT THE MOUTH OF THE GAṄGĀMāgadha-tīrthaNaisarpacamps, cities, minesPāṇḍukameasure, number, grainPiṅgalaornamentSarvaratnathe emperor's jewelsMahāpadmaclothingKālatime, labour, the artsMahākālametals and their minesMāṇavaarms, war, justiceŚaṅkhapoetry, music, dramaeach 12 long · 9 wide · 8 high, on 8 wheelsa Nāgakumāra of the same name in each · 1,000 yakṣasDigambara lists say Padma, Piṅga, Nānāratna
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Measurements and counts

Holdsthe whole business of ornament, for people and for animals
Size12 × 9 × 8 yojana
Wheels8
GodPiṅgala, a Nāgakumāra
Yakṣas1,000
Digambara namePiṅga

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समयं गोयम! मा पमायए

Do not be heedless, Gautama, for even a single samaya.

Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 10