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Enemies of Vasudevas called Prati-Vasudevas)-Aśvagriva, Tāraka, Meraka, Madhukaiṭabha, Niśumbha, Bali, Prabharāja (Prahlada), Rāvaṇa and Jarasandha.
of TirthanThe Samavāyānga contains further the names karas, etc., of the past avasarpiņi and utsarpini and of the future avasarpini and utsarpiņi.
22. According to the Sthanānga, causing injury to life and uttering falsehood both arise from, and are linked with, the process of preparing unwholesome food, drink, etc., and offering them to a monk. Cf.
tathāhi prāṇātipätyädhäkarmādi karaṇato mṛṣoktaṁ vā yatha aho sadho! svartha-siddhamidam bhaktādi kalpaniyaṁ vo nāšaṁkä käryyā
[Injury to life caused in the preparation of unwholesome food and telling a lie to induce a monk to accept the same saying, 'Oh monk! I have prepared this food for my own use. You may accept it without hesitation. Apprehend no lapse in its acceptance',-these are vices which become the cause of a short life.]
23. Cf.
aṇuvvaya mahavvaehiṁ ya balatavo akāma nijjaräe ya deväuyam nibandhai sammadițţhi ya jo jīvo
[One with right outlook acquires the life of a heavenly being by dint of lesser vows (aṇuvratas), great vows (mahāvratas), penances and karma exhaustion, and by being free from attachment.]
Life in heaven is relatively long. The above idea is continued further as follows:
samanovāsayassa ṇam Bhante tahārūvaṁ vā māhaṇaṁ vā phāsueņaṁ paḍilabhemanassa kim kajjai ?
samaņaṁ
asaṇa-pāṇa-khāima-sāimeṇaṁ
