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TATTVĀRTHA SUTRA: THE HEAVENS : 61
• Aupapātikamanusvebhyah sesastiryagyonayah || 28 || The living-beings other than the Aupapātikas (suddenly
manifested hellish and heavenly beings) and humans are . Tiryanica or sub-human beings. (28)
Life-span Of Gods - • Sthitih || 29 || (Now, ) the Sthiti i.e. Life-span (is described). (29)
Maximum Life-Span - • Bhavanesu daksinārdhādhipatīnāmpalyopamama
dhyardhani || 30 || Sesānāni pādone || 31 ||
Asurendrayoh sāgaropamamadhikani ca || 32 || The (maximum) life-span of the Indras – kings of the southern
half of the Bhavana heavens is that of one and a half Palyopama. That of the kings of the rest of the Bhavana heavens is one and three quarters Palyopama and those of the two Asurendras – Demon-kings is one Sāgaropama and a little more (than a Sāgaropama). (30–32)
• Saudharmädisu yathäkramam || 33 ||| • Sāgaropame || 34 || • Adhike ca || 35 || The (maximum) life-spans of gods of the Vaimānika heavens
called Saudharma etc. are in the following order:• In the first, Saudharma Kalpa heaven - two
Sāgaropama, (34) • In tiśāna it is somewhat more than two Sāgaropama (35),
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