Samavayangasuttam

SR No.: 006941
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ashok Kumar Singh
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 498
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English & agam_samvayang
File Size: 9 MB

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54. भरहेरवएस णं वासेस एगमेगाए उस्सप्पिणीए एगमेगाए ओसप्पिणीए चउप्पण्णं २ उत्तमपुरिसा उप्पजिंसु वा उप्पजंति वा उप्पजिस्संति वा, तंजहा- चउवीसं तित्थकरा, बारस चक्कवट्टी, णव बलदेवा, णव वासुदेवा।
During each ascending and descending half cycles, in Bharat and Airāvata regions, fifty-four excellent persons were born or bear or will bear, namely, twenty-four Seers, twelve Universal monarchs, nine Baladevas and nine Vasudevas.
अरहा णं अरिदृनेमी 'चउप्पण्णं रातिंदियाइं छउमत्थपरियागं पाउणित्ता जिणे जाए केवली सव्वण्णू सव्वभावदरिसी। समणे भगवं महावीरे 'एगदिवसेणं एगनिसेजाते 'चउप्पण्णं वागरणाई वागरित्था।'अणंतइस्स णं अरहतो [चउप्पण्णं गणा] चउप्पण्णं गणहरा होत्था।
The Seer Aristanemi after passing fifty-four night and days as the nonomniscient became Victor (Jina), the possessor of omniscience, all-knower and the knower of all the modes. The Venerable Ascetic Mahavira delivered the answers of fifty-four questions on the same seating postures. Seer Ananta had [fifty-four groups (gana)] and fifty- four direct-discipless.
1. ओस खं० जे० हे २ ला १॥ 2. उस्सप्पि हे १,२ ला २॥ 3. घउवन्नं जे० विना॥ 4. घडपण्णं खं०॥ 5. एगंदिवसेणं खं०। एगदियसेणं जे०॥ 6. घउप्पन्नाई मु०॥ 7. अणंतस्स हे २ ला १ मु०॥ 8. घउवण्णं गणा घउपण्णं गणहरा खंसं०॥[ ] एतदन्तर्गतः पाठः खंसं० विना नास्ति॥
Notes A Ehe details are not available regarding the questions which were enquired of Mahāvīra and by whom, at which place and at what time. B. The number of groups and direct-disciples of the Order of the Seer Anantanātha is mentioned fifty-five in Āvaśyakaniryukti, instead of fifty-four in this text..
1. Abhayadeva, p. 72. 2. Avasyakaniryukti, Lakhabaval, Gatha 267.