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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85 85. आयारस्स णं भगवतो सचूलियागस्स पंचासीतिं उद्देसणकाला पण्णत्ता। धायइसंडस्स णं मंदरा पंचासीतिं जोयणसहस्साइं सव्वग्गेणं पण्णत्ता। रुयए णं मंडलियपव्वए पंचासीतिं जोयणसहस्साइं सव्वग्गेणं पण्णत्ते। नंदणवणस्स णं हेट्ठिल्लातो चरिमंतातो सोगंधियस्स कंडस्स हेडिल्ले चरिमंते एस णं पंचासीतिं जोयणसयाई अबाहाते अंतरे पण्णत्त।
Eighty-five sections (uddeśanakāla) with appendices (cūlikā) of the Venerable Ācārānga are expounded. The speaks of] both Meru mountains of Dhātakī region are expounded eighty-five thousand yojana (high), at the most [from their bases]. The total [height of] the circular (māndalika) mountain, of (continent) Rucaka is expounded eighty-five yojana [from peak to its base). The uninterrupted distance, between the bottom edge of the [divine) forest Nandana (on the mountain Meru] and the layer Saugandhika, is expounded eighty five thousand yojana.
1. 'सीति उ हे १ ला २ विना॥ 2. रुप्पए खं०। रुपए जे०॥ 3. ला १ विना-पंचासी जो खं० हे १ ला २॥ पणसीति जो जे०। पंचासीति जो हे २ मु०॥ 4. आबा जे० ला १॥ छवजमे
Notes A. According to this aphorism the uddeśanakālas of Ācārāngasūtra and Ācāracūlā (appendices) is eighty-five. Acārāngasūtra has five appendices, fifth is Nisitha which is independent, hence its (Nisitha's) uddesanakālas are not included herein. The break-up of uddeśanakālas of Ācārāngasūtra and is as follows:
According to Samavāyāngasūtra (sūtra 51) the number of uddeśanakālas of Acāra is 51 (7+6+4+4+ 6+5 +7+8+4). First appendix has seven chapters and 25 uddeśanakālas (11+3+3 +2 +2+2+ 2). Second appendix has seven chapters and 7 uddeśanakālas. Third appendix has one chapter and one Uddeśanakāla. Fourth appendix also has one chapter and one Uddeśanakāla.