Sachitra Tirthankar Charitra

SR No.: 002582
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 1995
Total Pages: 292
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari, History, & Story
File Size: 13 MB

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वासुपूज्य
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पद्मा सरोवर
As a rule, where all the gods arrive, the construction of the Samavasaran is done jointly by different gods as detailed above. But where kings of gods with special powers arrive, it is they who construct the Samavasaran. However, if such gods do not arrive it is the option of the Bhavanpati and other gods to construct the Samavasaran. Entry and the Sitting Arrangement
After the construction of the Samavasaran is complete the Tirthankar enters it by the eastern gate during the first hour after the dawn or when the second hour is approaching. He moves stepping on divine lotuses. While walking, seven divine lotuses appear both at the front and back of him. He first circumambulates the Chaitya tree and then approaches the throne and sits on it facing east.
Three replicas of the Tirthankar sitting on the throne are created by gods and installed facing remaining three directions. Thus the Tirthankar is visible to every one sitting anywhere in the assembly.
At the feet of the Tirthankar the senior most principle disciple sits after bowing to the Tirthankar. The senior Ganadhar sits near the feet of the Tirthankar in south-east direction. All the other Ganadhars sit at his side or ahead of him.
Then the omniscient ascetics enter from the eastern gate, circumambulate the Tirthankar, utter--Namastirthaya (salutation to the Tirth), and take their seats at the back of the Ganadhars. After this the remaining highly endowed ascetics (Manahparyav Jnanis, Avadhi Jnanis, Fourteen Purvadhars, other Purvadhars etc.) also enter from the eastern gate, go around the Tirthankars thrice, pay homage to the Tirthankar and other seniors, and take seats behind the Kewal Jnanis.
Now enter the female ascetics and after formally paying homage to all the seniors go and stand behind the Vaimanik gods, they do not sit. Goddesses from the Vaimanik dimension enter from the eastern gate and formally saluting to the Tirthankar and all the ascetics go and stand behind the common ascetics. One after another come the goddesses from Bhavanpati, Vyantar and Jyotishka dimensions, from the southern gate and paying homage to the Tirthankar and all the ascetics go and stand in the southwestern direction one behind the other in the said order.
After all these arrive gods from Bhavanpati, Jyotishka and Vyantar dimensions from the eastern gate and after due formalities take their allotted seats, one group behind the other in the said order in the north-western direction. Then from the northern gate enter the Vaimanik gods followed by men and women and after due formalities take their allotted seats. In front sit Vaimanik gods, behind them are men and then women. The families sit near the gods with whom they are associated and nowhere else.
In every direction and the corners sit these clusters of people in groups of three classes (gods, men and women). As a rule the juniors pay respects to the seniors at the time of their arrival in the assembly, irrespective of the order of arrival. At the four gates-east, west, north and south stand Soma, Yama, Varun and Kuber, respectively as guards of the directions. परिशिष्ट १४
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Appendix 14
समुद्र
विमानभवन
राशि
निधूम
आग्न
(9) refer (e) gragan er en
मल्लि
नमि
stretta 2) mai
अरिष्टनेमि
पाव
(9) verte
महावीर