Agam 15 Upang 04 Pragnapana Sutra Part 02

SR No.: 001064
Original Sutra Author: Shyamacharya
Author: Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Amrutlal Bhojak
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
Publication Year: 1971
Total Pages: 934
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Metaphysics, & agam_pragyapana
File Size: 16 MB

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Manahparyāyajñāna
Two-sensed, three-sensed or four-sensed being Five-sensed sub-human being, human being, Vänavyantara or Jyotiska Vaimānika
Mokşa
Tirthankara-hood
From this it becomes clear that it is possible for a living being belonging to the class of infernal beings or to that of vaimānika celestial beings to attain tirthankara-hood in its immediate succeeding birth provided it is a human birth.
Cakravarti-hood is possible only in the case of living beings who belong to the first hell or to the class of celestial beings and who take their next immediate birth in the class of human beings (1459-63). The qualifications required for the attainment of baladeva-hood are the same as those required for the attainment of tirthankara-hood, the only difference being that even a living being belonging to Sarkarāprabhā hell and taking its immediate succeeding birth in the class of human beings can possibly attain baladeva-hood (1464). The qualifications required for the attainment of vāsudeva-hood are the same as those required for the attainment of baladeva-hood, the only difference being that it is not possible for a living being belonging to Anuttaropapātika to attain vasudeva-hood in its immediate succeeding birth (1465). It is not possible for a living being belonging to the class of infernal beings of 7th hell or of fire-bodied beings or of airbodied beings to attain māndalika-hood in the immediate succeeding birth (1466).
The summary of the tenth Ratnadvāra (1467-69) is as follows. It is not possible for a living being belonging to the class of infernal beings of VII hell or of fire-bodied beings or of air-bodied beings or of anuttaravimāna gods to become senāpati (commanderin-chief), gāthapati (a rich man), vardhaki (carpenter), purohita (royal-priest) or striratna (queen) in its immediate succeeding birth. We are told that a living being belonging to the regions from infernal region upto sahasrara celestial region can possibly become horse-jewel or elephant-jewel in its immediate succeeding birth. And we are further told that a living being belonging to the celestial regions from Asurakumāra-devaloka to fśāna-devaloka can possibly become any one of the following jewels' in its immediately succeeding birth : cakra (royal discus), chatra (royal umbrella), carma (royal shield), danda (royal staff), asi (royal sword), mani (royal diamond), kākiņi (royal coin). (These jewels' enumerated here are earth-bodied beings).