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Samavaya twelve
अत्थेगतियाणं देवाणं बारस पनिओवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता । लंतए कप्पे अत्थेगतियाणं देवाणं बारस सागरोवमाइंठिती पण्णत्ता ।
On the earth Gem-lustre, some infernal beings' longevity is expounded as twelve pit-similes. On the fifth earth (Smoke - lustre), some infernal beings’ longevity is expounded as twelve ocean-similes (sāgaropama). Some demon gods' (Asurakumāra) longevity is expounded as twelve pit- similes. Some divinities' longevity, in paradises Saudharma and Iśāna, is expounded as twelve pit-similes. In paradise Lantaka, some god's longevity is expounded twelve ocean-similes.
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12[3] जे देवा महिंद महिंदज्झयं कंबुं कबुग्गीवं पुंखं सुपुंखं महापुंखं पुंडं सुपुंडं महापुंडं नरिंदं 22 नरिंदोकंतं नरिंदुत्तरवडेंसगं विमाणं देवत्ताते उववण्णा तेसिं णं देवाणं उक्कोसेणं बारस सागरोवमाइं ठिती पण्णत्ता । ते णं देवा बारसहं अद्धमासाणं आणमंति वा पाणमंति वा ऊससंति वा नीससंति वा । तेसि णं देवाणं बारसहिं वाससहस्सेहिं आहारट्ठे समुप्पज्जति ।
The longevity, of the gods manifested in the celestial abodes Mahendra, Māhendradhvaja, Kambu, Kambugrīva, Purkha, Supurkha, Mahāpurkha, Punda, Supunda, Mahāpunda, Narendra, Narendrakānta, Narendrottarāvatansaka, is expounded as twelve ocean-similes. These gods breathe in or breathe forth or exhale or inhale [once] in twelve fortnights. These gods feel desire · for food in twelve thousand years.
12[4] 3°अत्थेगतिया भवसिद्धिआ जीवा जे बारसहिं भवग्गहणेहिं 31 सिज्झिस्संति जाव अंतं करेस्संति ।
Among the fit to be liberated souls some will liberate up to will annihilate the entire miseries by taking the [next] twelfth re-birth.
29. नरिंदकंते हे २ मु० ॥
30. संतेगइआ मु० ॥
31. स्संति बुज्झिस्संति मुच्चिस्वंति परिनिव्वाइस्संति सव्वदुक्खाणमंतं मु०॥
Notes
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According to Suryaprajñapti1 when the two suns move on the innermost diurnal orbit on Summer solstice day, the day (daylight) is of eighteen
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