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When the assembly dispersed, Ganadhara Mahāraja Indrabhūti Gautama, after due homage and obediance, requested śramana Bhagavana Mahāvira to clearly explain the following twenty points in the science of Astronomy. These twenty points were the chief among many put before the Worshipful Lord.
A series of main questions was as under :--- 1. How many Mandalas (systems ) does the Sun revolve in a
year? 2. How does the sun have an oblique motion? 3. How many regions receive light from the Sun and the
Moon? 4 What is the nature of the situation of the illumeners or
luminous bodies ? 5. Where does the sun -light get impeded from further progress ? 6. What is the duration of the lighting -force ? 7. Which particles of matter receive the embracing touch of
the light of the Sun ?
*3 अण्णउत्थिया ण भंते ! एवमाइक्खंति भासंति पनवेंति, तं जहाएवं खलु नियंठे कालगए समाणे देवभूएणं अप्पाणेण सेण तत्थ णो अमे देवे नो अन्नेसिं देवाण देवीओ अहिजुंजिय २ परियारेइ १ णो अप्पणचियामो देवीओ अभिजुनिय २ परियारेइ २ अप्पणामेव अप्पाण विउब्विय २ परियारेइ ३ एगेवि य ण जीवे एगेण समएणं दो वेदे वेदेइ, तंजहाइत्थिवेदं पुरिसवेदं च, एवं परउत्थिय-वत्तव्वया नेयवा जोव इत्थिवेदं च पुरिसवेदं च । से कहमेयं भंते ! एवं ? गोयमा ! जण्णं ते अन्नत्थिया एवमाइक्खंति जाव इस्थिवदं च पुरिसंवेदं च, जे ते एवमासु मिच्छते एवमाहंसु, अहंपुण गोयमा ? एवमातिक्खामि भा०प० परू०-एवं खलु नियंठे कालगए समाणे अन्नयरेसु देवलोएसु देवत्ताए उववत्तारो भवन्ति महिडिएसु
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