Aparagodānīya (1269)

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Aparagodānīya
Entry 1269, Page 44, Col. 1
(aparagodAnIya, aparagodAnIya)
Aparagodānīya¦ (usually m., rarely nt., Divy 214.24 ff.; no °godāna, corresp. to Pali °goyāna, occurs; other variant forms, see below, and cf. Godānīya), one of the 4 Buddhist continents, see dvīpa. The regular form is °dānīya, while only °yāna occurs in Pali (but also Goyān- īya, without Apara); for occurrences see s.v. dvīpa. Of the passages there listed, the following show variant forms, aside from Godānīya, q.v.: avara-go° MSV i.94.4; aparagoḍānī-lipi LV 126.5 (v.l. °nīya-lipi; apparently all mss. ḍ!); °dānika Mv ii.158.18; iii.378.2; aparagodānir (n. sg. m.) Dharmas 120.