Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhya Prajnapti Sutra Part 02 Bhagvai Terapanth

SR No.: 006599
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tulsi Acharya, Mahapragna Acharya, Mahendramuni, Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 2009
Total Pages: 740
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Agam, Canon, & agam_bhagwati
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Bhagavai 5:9:235-236
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pleasure-resort, park, forest near a village, forest remote from city, forest with same kind of trees grove called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city comprising temple, rural court of justice, water-shed for travellors, stupa, ditch wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, ditch of equal size at top and bottom called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city comprising rampart, turret, passage between rampart and fort for elephants, a small door within a big door, city gate called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city in the form of palace, house, thatched ante-room, rest house and shops (bazzar) called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city comprising triangular corners, a meeting of three paths, square, cross roads, four exit areas, high way, and common ways called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city in the form of car, chariot, vehicle, plain, palanquin, howdah, mule-cart, covered palanquin, special palanquin of the length of the man called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city in the form of iron vessel, cauldron, ladle called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city comprising mansions called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city in the form of gods, goddesses, men, women, male sub-humans, female sub-humans called the city of Rajagṛha? Is the city in the form of seats, beds, pillars, earthen wares, animate, inanimate and mixed substances called the city of Rajagrha?
Gautama! the earth is also called the city of Rajagṛha..... up to animate, inanimate and mixed substances are also called the city of Räājagṛha.
5.236 se keṇattheṇam?
goyama! pudhavi jīvā i ya, ajīvā i ya nagaram rayagiham ti pavuccai jāva sacittäcitta-misayaim davvaim, jiva i ya, ajiva i ya nagaram rayagiham ti pavuccal, se tenatthenam tam ceva.
For what reason?
Gautama! the earth comprising jiva and ajiva is called Rajagṛha
animate, inanimate and mixed substances comprising jiva and ajiva is called the city of Rajagṛha. It is for this reason that it is so.
Bhāṣya
1. Sūtras 235-236
We get exposition of the nature of city from many angles.
In the present dialogue, a city (Rajagṛha) has been explained metaphysically. A city is not made of any particular substance. It is a combination of many substances. Briefly, it is made of three substances that are animate, inanimate and mixed; elaborately speaking a city is made of a totality of water tanks, palaces, roads, men, animals, birds etc. The question was asked about the Rajagṛha city and in answer Bhagavan Mahāvīra said, "Räjagrha is not the name of a particular substance, but it is a totality of animate, inanimate and mixed substances." For the meaning of tanka, kula etc., see Bhasya on Bha. 5.182-190.