Jainism Key to Reality

SR No.: 007600
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 416
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Q.IV.4.12
Which class of celestial beings become Air vata elephant at the time of the birth of a fordmaker? The servants ( bhiyogya) grade of celestial beings becomes Air vata elephant at the time of the birth of a ford-maker.
A.IV.4.12
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=k; fL=ak&ykdi ky&OT;KD; Urj &T;kfr"dk% IV.5 Tr yastrim a-lokap la-varjya vyantara-jyotisk h
VFk%
fdUrq “0; Urj' vkg ‘T; kør" d' np ‘=k; fL=akvk ‘ykdiky' & bu nkkaknka Isjfgr gå The Peripatetic and the stellar beings are without the ministers and the custodians.
Meaning:
Q.IV.5.1 A.IV.5.1
Which grades do not occur in the peripatetic and stellar celestial beings? The ministers and the custodians do not exist in the peripatetic and stellar celestial beings classes.
Q.IV.5.2 A.IV.5.2
What is meant by the word 'varjya' in the aphorism? It means 'leaving out'.
Q.IV.5.3 A.IV.5.3
How many grades are there in the peripatetic and stellar celestial beings? These classes have eight grades namely: chief, his-equal, councilors, body-guards, army-chiefs, citizens, attendants and the menials.
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i Dł ks} Hink% IV.6 Prvayordv ndr h
VFk% Meaning:
i Fke nks fudk; ka ea nk&nks bUnz # In the first two orders/classes there are two lords.
Q.IV.6.1 A.IV.6.1
Does each class of celestial beings have only one lord / chief? No, as the first two classes have two lords each.
Q.IV.6.2 A.IV.6.2
Which lords belong to the first two classes? The residential and the peripatetic lords belong to the first two classes.
Q.IV.6.3
Who are the lords amongst the Fiendish-youths (Asurakum ra) residential class of celestial beings? Camara and Vairocana are the two lords in the Fiendish-youths residential celestial beings.
A.IV.6.3
Q.IV.6.4
Who are the lords amongst the Serpentine-youths (N gakum ra) residential class of celestial beings?
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