Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhya Prajnapti Sutra Part 04

SR No.: 002133
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: K C Lalwani
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 266
Language: English, Prakrit
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, & agam_bhagwati
File Size: 12 MB

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Bhagavati Satra Bk. 11 Ch. 12 अज्जो ! देवाणं जहण्णेणं दस वाससहस्साइं ठिई पण्णत्ता तेण परं समयाहिया जाव...तेण परं वोच्छिण्णा देवा य देवलोगा य सच्चे णं एसम8 अहं पुण अज्जो! एवमाइक्खामि जाव...परूवेमि-देवलोएसु णं अज्जो ! देवाणं जहण्णेणं दस वाससहस्साइं तं चेव जाव...तेण परं वोच्छिण्णा देवा य देवलोगा य सच्चे णं एयम?। तएणं ते समणोवासगा समणस्स भगवओ महावीरस्स अंतियं एयम? सोच्चा णिसम्म · समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदंति णमंसंति वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता जेणेव इसिभद्दपुत्ते समणोवासए तेणेव उवागच्छंति उवागच्छित्ता इसिभद्दपुत्तं समणोवासगं वंदंति णमंसंति वंदित्ता णमंसित्ता एयमट्ठ सम्मं विणएणं भुज्जो भुज्जो खामें ति। तएणं ते समणोवासया पसिणाई पुच्छंति प० अढाइं परियाइयंति, अ० समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदंति णमंसंति वं० जामेव दिसं पाउब्भूया तामेव दिसं पडिगया।
Hearing the sermon of Mahāvīra and understanding it the worshippers of the Sramaņas were highly pleased and delighted. After paying their homage and obeisance to Mahavira and standing before him they said, “Bhante ! Rşibhadraputra, the worshipper of śramaņas had told us that the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years. Thereafter increasing from one time till maximum of thirtythree sägaropamas. There is no god or heaven with an existence beyond this limit. Is this true?" .
Mahavira replied, "Oh Aryas! I also say and establish that the existence of gods in heaven is minimum of ten thousand years till maximum of thirtythree thousand sågaropamas. There is no god or heaven with an existence beyond this limit.” Hearing the verdict of Bhagavān Mahāvīra and understanding it, they worshipped and paid their homage to Bhagavān and came where Rşibhadraputra was. After paying their homage to him they politely asked for his forgiveness, again and again, for not believing in what he had said. Then the worshippers of the śramaņas asked Bhagavān Mahāvīra several questions and understood them with their meaning when he explained them. After that paying their homage to Mahāvīra they all returned to their respective places.