Pawapuri
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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Pawapuri
(Apapapuri, the 'sinless town ').- -Village in the Bihar subdivision of Patna District, Bengal. Population (1901), 311. Maha- vlra, the last of the Jain patriarchs, is said to have been buried in the village, which possesses three Jain temples and is a great place of pilgrimage for the Jains.