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51. सकल तीर्थ वन्दना
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51. Sutra Meaning:
To pay obeisance to all the eternal (shäsvata) and non-eternal (ashäsvata) images of Tirthankars, and to prominent heavenly gods and seers.
SAKALA TIRTHA VANDANÄ
With my hands clasped, I worship all the places of pilgrimage, because millions of beneficial things happen upon recitation of the names of Tirthankars. In the first heaven there are 32 hundred thousand Jina-Temples. I pay my respect to all the Jina images daily
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In the second heaven there are 28 hundred thousand; in the third there are 12 hundred thousand; in the fourth there are 8 hundred thousand and in the fifth heaven there are 4 hundred thousand temples. I pay my homage to all the Jina images in them.......2.
In the sixth heaven there are 50 thousand; in the seventh heaven there are 40 thousand; in eighth heaven there are 6 thousand; in ninth heaven there are 4 hundred; and in the tenth heaven there are 4 hundred temples. I pay homage to all the Jina images in them..... .3.
In the eleventh heaven there are 3 hundred; in the twelfth heaven there are 3 hundred; in nine Grayvayakas there are 318; in the five heavens of spiritual conquest (anuttara), there are more than 84 hundred thousand Jain temples.. .....4.
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(Explanation There are five Anuttar heavens of Spiritual Conquest in the topmost part of the Upper World. Their individual names are Vijayä, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita and Sarvarthasiddha. In the first four heavens, the heavenly gods (devas) will attain liberation during their third births. Heavenly gods in the Sarvarthasiddha heaven, the highest and most sublime, will attain liberation in their next birth. The nine Graiveyake heavens are so named because they are located near the neck of the Jain cosmos and just below Anuttara heavens).
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There are 97,023 thousand exquisite temples of Tirthankars. According to the description in scriptures the dimensions of each temple in the upper world are 100 Yojanas in length (1 Yojana is 4 miles), 50 Yojanas wide and 72 Yojanas in height. I pay homage to all of them..
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