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12|| He performed severe austerities for twelve years. He practiced rigorous penance. After attaining omniscience, he preached Dharma for the welfare of the people for 42 years. He attained Nirvana at the age of 72 in Pavapuri.
In the texts of Buddhist literature, Lord Mahavira is called the long-austerity Niggantha Nataputta.
Elder, old. Three types of elders are mentioned in the scriptures - (1) Vayasthavir - a monk aged 60 years or more is a Vayasthavir. (2) Pravrajyastavir - a monk who has been initiated for 20 years or more is a Pravrajyastavir.
(3) Srutastavir - a monk who knows the Stananga, Samavayanga, etc. is called a Srutastavir. Siles-Gulia: Slesh-Gutika
The actual meaning of the word 'Slesh' is - to stick, to stick. When two pieces of paper are to be glued together, then glue etc. is used. That is Slesh.
It appears that in the present context, the meaning of the word 'Slesh' is glue etc. sticking substance. 'Slesh' means a lump of glue, i.e. a vatka (wick). It means - a long wick of glue. This meaning fits here. The commentator has interpreted it as 'Sleshmano Gutika'. According to this, if the meaning of 'lump of phlegm' is to be applied in the present context, then it will have to be reduced in this way - as if a long wick-like lump of phlegm is lying somewhere, it is pale. Similarly, Dhyan Kumar's lips had become. But the word 'Slesh' is not found to be indicative of the meaning of phlegm.
The Amarakoshkar and Acharya Hemachandra have given the synonyms of phlegm as follows - Mayu: Pittam Kapah Sleshma.
-Dwi. Kan. 16, Manushya Varga Shlok 62. Pittam Mayu: Kapah Sleshma Valash: Snehabhu: Kharah.
_-Abhi. Martya Ka., Shlok 462. According to Acharya Hemachandra - Kapah, Sleshman, Valash, Snehabhu and Khar, these five names are of Sleshma. The word 'Slesh' does not appear in it. Dhyan Anugar: Dhyandev
A creature who is born in the Deva-gati from the human gait or the animal gait does not have a new name there. But the name of his previous birth continues.
Dhyan Muni's name was Dhyan Dev. When Dardur died and became a Dev, his name also became Dardur Dev. It seems that there is no custom of naming in the Deva caste like the human caste. There is only the practice of the name created by humans or the name famous in the animal world. Chaurant: Chaturant
The meaning of the word 'Chaurant' is - four ends. The whole earth comes in four directions. Just as a Chakravarti king, while following the Kshatriya-dharma in the best way, ends those four directions - conquers the four directions, establishes his dominion over the whole earth, in the same way Lord Mahavira, while following the real Lokottara Dharma, on the four-ended - human gait, Deva-gati, animal gait and hell gait form - the world