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90 90. सीयले णं अरहा णउइंधणूइं उउच्चत्तेणं होत्था। अजियस्स णं अरहओ णउइंगणा नउइं गणहरा होत्था। एवं संतिस्स वि। सयंभुस्स णं वासुदेवस्स णउतिं वासाइं विजए होत्था। सव्वेसि णं वट्टवेयड्डपव्वयाणं उवरिल्लातो सिहरतलातो सोगंधियकंडस्स हेट्ठिल्ले चरिमंते एस णं नउतिं जोयणसयाई अबाहाए अंतरे पण्णत्ते।
The height of Seer Śītala was ninety bows. Seer Ajita had ninety groups (gana) and ninety direct-disciples. Likewise, śānti also [had ninety sects and ninety direct-disciples]“. Svayambhū, (the third] Väsudeva conquered (the earth] in ninety years. The uninterrupted distance between the top of the peaks of all the Vaitāļhya mountains and bottom of the Saugandhika layer is expounded ninety thousandyojana. .
1. सोबंधिय मु० विना॥ 2. णवुर्ति खं० हे १ ला २॥ .
Notes A. In contrast to the account of Samavāyānga, Avasyakaniryukti (gāthā 266) gives the number of groups and direct-disciples of the Seer Ajita and śānti as 95 and 36, respectively. The commentator Abhayadeva treats it as of the different tradition'.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 94.
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