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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66. 'दाहिणड्डमणुस्सखेत्ता णं छावढेि चंदा पभासिंसु वा ३, छावढिं सूरिया तवइंसु वा ३। उत्तरड्डमणुस्सखेत्ता णं छावढेि चंदा पभासिंसु वा ३। छावटुिं सूरिया तवइंसु वा ३। सेजंसस्स णं अरहतो 'छावढि गणा छावढिं गणहरा होत्था। आभिणिबोहियनाणस्स णं उक्कोसेणं छावढेि सागरोवमाई ठिती पण्णत्ता।
The sixty-six moons shone (or shine or will shine the southern half of the human region (and) sixty-six suns heated or heat or will heat (the southem half of the human region)A. Likewise, the sixty-six moons shone or shine or will shine the northern half of the human region (and) sixty-six suns heated or heat or will heat (the northern half of the human region. Seer Śreyānsa had sixty-six groups and sixty-six direct-disciples. The duration, at the most, of the sensory knowledge, is expounded as sixty-six Ocean simile period.
1. 'खेते अटीपा०। “दक्षिणार्द्धमनुष्यक्षेत्रम्, तत्र भवा दक्षिणार्द्धमनुष्यक्षेत्राः, णमित्यलङ्कारे, षट्षष्टिचन्द्राः प्रभासितवन्तः प्रभासनीयम्, अथवा लिङ्गव्यत्ययाद् दक्षिणानि यानि मनुष्यक्षेत्राणाम नि तानि तथा, तानि प्रकाशितवन्तः, पाठान्तरे दक्षिणार्धमनुष्यक्षेत्रे प्रभासनीयं प्रभासितवन्तः"-अटी०॥ 2., 4. 'पभासिंसु वा पभासंति वा पभासिस्संति वा' इति '३' इत्यस्यार्थः॥ 3., 5. तविंसु ३ मु०। 'तवइंसु वा तवइंति वा तवइस्संति वा' इति '३' इत्यस्यार्थः॥ 6. "आवश्यके तु षट्सप्ततिरभिहितेतीदं मतान्तरमिति"-अटीपा०॥
Notes A. Sixty-six suns and Sixty-six moons : Human region is bifurcated into two regions: southern and northern. In each half, southern and northern, there are sixty-six suns and sixty-six moons, making the sum of suns and moons in the whole human region as 132 (66+66) each. Continent of Jambū
(sun) 2
(moon)2 Ocean Lavaņa Dhātaki Ocean of Kālodadhi Half of the Puşkara region
total 132
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1. Abhayadeva, p. 78.