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A.IV.17.4
Those born in nine Greiveyaka, the nine Anudi a and the five Anuttaras heavenly abodes are called kalp t ta.
Q.IV.17.5
There are lords in the residential celestial beings also. Why they are not called kalpotpapanna? Traditionally only heavenly beings are called kalpotpapanna.
A.IV.17.5
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mi ; 1 fj IV.18
Uparyupari os Åij &ảij jgrs ga They are one above the other.
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Q.IV.18.1 A.IV.18.1
Who are the heavenly beings who live one above the other? The heavenly beings (vaim nika) live one above the other.
Q.IV.18.2 A.IV.18.2
Why is spoken of as 'one above the other'? Since they live neither like stellar beings in scattered places, nor like peripatetic beings in all directions but in an ordered manner of one subclass living above the other subclass of heavenly beings.
Q.IV.18.3 A.IV.18.3
What can be the other meaning of 'one above the other'? It can also mean proximity as two heavens exist in the same layer.
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fot;&o$t; Ur&t; UrkijkftrSkal okFkilkSp IV.19 Saudharmai na-s natkum r-m hendra-brahma-brahmottara-l ntava-kāpistha- ukramah kra- at ra-sahasr reşv nata-pr natayor ran cyutayornavasu-graiveyakeșu
vijaya-vaijayanta-jayantāparājiteșu sarvārthasiddhau ca
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I køkel, skku] I kurdekj] ekg ni cã] câks jl ykUro] dkfi "B] 'køl egk' køl 'krkj] Igl kj earFkk vkur] ik.kr] vkj. K] VP;] uk xos dkfn es vis fotlost; Ur] t; Ur) vijkftř vis I OKÉKII f) es os fuokl djrs gå They are in Saudharma, Ai na, S natkum ra, M hendra, Brahma, Brahmottara, Lāntava, Kāpistha, Sukra, Mahāśukra, Satāra, Sahasrāra, in nata, Pr nata, rana, Acyuta, in Navagriveyakas, and in Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Apar jita and in Sarv rthasiddhi.
Meaning:
Q.IV.19.1 A.IV.19.1
Why the first heaven is called Saudharma? There is a council chamber named Sudharma in the first heaven. The place that has this chamber in it is called Saudharma kalpa. Why the first lord of this heaven is called Saudharma Indra? Because of his association with Saudharma kalpa, he is called Indra.
Q.IV.19.2 A.IV.19.2
Q.IV.19.3
Why the second heaven is called
i na?
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