Temple of Satrunjaya

SR No.: 001642
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1977
Total Pages: 122
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Art, Worship, & Culture
File Size: 5 MB

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10. SITALA, the son of Drdharatha by Nanda, was born at Bhadalpur; of the same race, and with a golden complexion; his sign is the mark called frivatsa, and his sśāsanadevī Asoka. His stature was ninety poles, and his life 100,000 great years; his deification on Samet Sikhar dates nine. crores of sägaras later than the preceding.
11. SREYANSA or SRIANSANATHA was the son of Visnu by Visna; of the same race and complexion; born in Sindh with a rhinoceros (khaḍgi) for his cognizance. His devi was Manavi. He was eighty poles in stature, and lived 8,400,000 common years; dying at Samet Sikhar more than a hundred sāgaras of years before the end of the fourth age.
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VASUPUJYA or VASUPADYA or VASUPUJYA SVAMI was son of Vasupujya by Jaya; born at Campapuri; of the same race, with a red complexion having a buffalo (mahisa) for his mark, and Canda for his devi. He was seventy poles high; lived 7,200,000 years, and attained nirvana at Campapuri fifty-four sagaras after the eleventh Jina.
13. VIMALA was son of Krtavarman by Syama, was born at Kampilyapuri; of the same race and of yellow complexion. He has a boar (sukara) for his characteristic, and Vidita was his devi; he was sixty poles high, lived 6,000,000 years, and was deified on Samet Sikhar thirty sagaras later than the twelfth Jina.
14. ANANTA or ANANTAJITA was son of Sinhasena by Suyasa, and was born at Ayodhya. His sign is a falcon (syena); his śāsanadevi was Ankusa; his height was fifty poles, the length of his life 3,000,000 years, and his death nine sagaras after the preceding.
15. DHARMA was son of Bhanu by Suvrata, and was born at Ratnapuri; characterised by the vajra or thunderbolt; his devi was Kandarpa; he was forty-five poles in stature, and lived 1,000,000 years; he was deified four sāgaras after the fourteenth Jina.
16. SANTI was the son of Visvasena by Acira; born at Hastinapura; he has the antelope (mrga) for his cognizance. His śāsanadevi was Nirvani; he was forty poles in stature; lived 100,000 years, and died two sagaras later than the preceding.17
17 The life of this Jina is the object of a separate work entitled Santi Purana.Colebrooke, Essays, ut. sup. p. 211 n.; Asiat. Res., IX. p. 308.
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