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the names mentioned in the Acāranga, Vīra has also been used here. E.g. -
A. Vīra - Sūtrakṛtānga, 1/1/1/1.
B. Evamāhu se Vīre- Ibid, 14/2/22.
C. Udahu Vīre- Ibid, 1/14/11.
The names/adjectives Bhagavan, Jina and Arihanta have been employed, according to tradition, as before.37
The word Buddha has also been used for Lord Mahāvīra at a number of places in the Sūtrakṛtāṁga.38 Besides, the names/adjectives like Anantacaksu ", Sarvadarsi", Trilokadarśī 41, Kevali 2, Maharsi 43, Muni 44, Prabhu "5, etc have also been used in the Sūtrakṛtāriga.
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Sthānāṁga And Samavāyānga –
In the Thananga (Sthānāṁgasūtra) the words like Bhagavanta, Tīrthankara, Arhat, Jina, Kevali, etc have been used as adjectives for Lord Mahāvīra,“
In the Samavāyāngasūtra along with the expressions like Samanassa Bhagavao Mahāvīrassa, the words such as Tirthankara, Siddha, Buddha, Arhan have also been used at
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Sūtrakitanga, 11/2/3/22, 1/16/1, 1/2/3, 19, 1/9/29.
38 Ibid, 1/11/25, 1/11/35, 1/15/18.
Ibid, 1/6/6.
Ibid, 1/6/5.
41 Ibid, 1/14/16.
Ibid, 1/14/15.
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40
PREFACE : XXXIX
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43 Ibid, 1/6/26.
Ibid, 1/6/7.
Ibid, 1/6/28.
Sthānāṁgasūtra, Muni Madhukara, 1/1, 2/4, p. 12, p. 516.
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