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The List of Illustrations
1 Sramana Bhagavãn Mahavira Seated in padmasana posture
1-2 2 Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra as a monk
and the eight auspicious symbols 2-3 3. The description of Sri Mahāvira's
descending on the earth 4 Bhagavān Sri Mahavira
5-6 5 The Puspottara celestial palace. 6 Bhagavan Sri Mahāvira 7 Sri Mahavira's birth 8 Sri Mahāvíra plucks out his hair 9 Sri Mahavira's Samavasaraņa 10 Sri Mahavira as a Siddha 11 The eight auspicious symbols 12 Description of Sri Mahāvīra's
descending . 13 Brāhmaṇi Devānanda and the
fourteen lucky dreams 14 Devānandā relates her dreams to
Rşabhadatta 15 Rşabhadatta and Devananda 16 Sakrendra seated on throne in
Saudharmāsabhā 17 Sakrendra 18 Sakra on throne 19 Five armies, out of seven of the gods 17 20 Sakra reveres Mahāvira's embryo
34 The lion 35 The Goddess Sri 36 The garland of flowers 37 The moon 38 The sun 39 The banner 40 A Vase 41 The lotus lake 42 The ocean of Milk 43 The celestial palace 44 The heap of jewels 45 The smokeless fire 46 Siddhārtha and Trisala 47 King Siddhārtha tells Trisala the meaning of the dreams
34-35 48 A page from DVS. KS. Siddhartha
tells Trisala the meaning of thedreams 36-37 49 Siddhartha commands his officers 50 Queen Trisala's joy 51 Early morning 52 Siddhārtha at his gymnastic exercise 39-40 53 King Siddhārtha at his gymnastic exercise 40 54 Siddhārtha's toilet
40 55 A Page contains the description of
Siddhārtha's costumes and ornaments 41-42 56 Siddhārtha and Trisala listen to the
expounding of the dreams 57 Siddartha, Trisalā and the family
servants 58 The Interpreters of the dreams 59 Siddhartha listens to the expounding
of the dreams 60 NAVANIDHÂNA 61 Two Scenes in onn : (a) Sadness in the palace (b) Trisalā's joy
45 62 Trišalá rejoicing at the movement of the foetus
45-46 63 Symbolic incidents from the first
to twenty-third previous Bhavas, of Sri Mahāvira
47-51 64 The incidents of the twenty-fourth
to twenty-sixth previous Bhavas and the birth of Sri Mahāvīra
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22 Sakra commands Hariņaigameşin
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24 Hariņaigameşin carrying the embryo 25 The Devānandā on her couch 26 Hariņaigameşin remove the embryo
from the Devānanda's womb 21-22 27 Hariņaigameşin brings the embryo to Queen Trisalā
22 28 Devānanda and the fourteen lucky dreams
22 29 Trisala and the fourteen lucky dreams 23 30 Trīšalā saw the fourteen lucky dreams 31 The fourteen lucky dreams 32 The elephant 33 The bull
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