Jain Legend Vol 1

SR No.: 007594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 367
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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Heretic Ti yagupta
16 years after Lord Mah v ra's pure knowledge came another heretic named Ti yagupta. He was the disciple of caturda a-p rva- j n (knower of the fourteen p rvas) Vasu. Once, c rya Vasu was sitting in Gu a la caitya in R jag ha. Reading about self-slander Ti yagupta came to a view that a sentient being cannot be of one space-point (prade a), not even those with two, three or with numerable space points. A sentient being (j va) has to have innumerable space-points as j vas are equivalent to cosmos (lok k a) and only in its last prade a only sentient-beingness exists. The teacher tried to explain to Ti yagupta but when his viewpoint did not change, he expelled Ti yagupta from the congregation. Wandering independently, Ti yagupta reached malakalp city and stayed at mras lavana. A r vaka named Mitra r used to live there. He sought a way to explain to Ti yagupta. He called Ti yagupta home one day to give him food. When he came, Mitra r welcomed him with honour, got many things as food offerings, and gave only the last grain of each one of those to Ti yagupta. Seeing this, Ti yagupta said “Oh
r vaka, are you making fun of me?" The r vaka said “Lord, according to you only the last prade a has j va, then how have I erred? If you do not consider even one grain as complete then your doctrine is false." Inspired by the votary Ti yagupta understood his mistake. Mitra r gave him complete honour and alms and sending him back to his teacher, assisted in purifying his spiritual path.
Mah v ra and Go laka
Mah v ra and Go laka had a long connection. According to Jain scriptures being a disciple of the Lord, Go laka continued to behave like his strong adversory also. The Lord introduced him as his bad disciple. Bhagavat S tra gives a clear female-monkciation on Go laka's name. It is said here that in the past there was a clan of Mamkhas, the people of which clan used to earn a living from showing a painting of a certain god. Go laka's father belonged to this Mamkha clan and his mother's named was Bhadr. When Go laka's mother was pregnant with him and when his time of birth was approaching, Mamkhal was staying at the village Saravala at the cowshed (go 1 ) of the Brahmin Gobahula. So he was named as Go laka. Thus, his full name was Mamkhaliputra Go laka and when he grew up, he used to carry a painting in his hands
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