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374 Jinabhadra Gani's
[ The seventh occupied by persons like Dévadatta, these luminaries are also undoubtedly occupied by dévinities,
Maurya -- Like Dévudatta etc residing in the houses of a city, the gods who are the residents of the luminary bodies should also be perceptible.
Bhigavāna:- It is not proper to advarice such an argument. Because, the places of residence ure absolutely different from the houses in a city. So, their residents vis gods are also characteristically different froin Dézadatta etc. Although they are not apprehended by the indriyas, their existence is adınitted without doubl.
Maurya :-You cannot assert exclusively that every place of residence, is always occupied by a resident. For, nobody would reside in a harren house. ( It is forbidden to reside in such a house ). From the existence of abode, therefore, you cannot inter the existence of the occpuant.
Bhagavāna :--A residing place is never sūilya. It must have been occupied by some person or tlie other, either in the past or in future or at present. In case of luminary places of resort, gods like Moon etc. must have occuplied the places at some time in the past, present, or future 1:32311 (1871)
को जागइ व किमेयं ति होज निस्संसय विमाणाई। रयणमयन भोगमणादिह जइ विजाहराईणं ॥ ३२४ ।। (१८७२) Ko jāņai va kimeyam ti hojja nissamsayın vimāņāim i Rayanamayanabhogamanādiha jaha vijjāharāîņam 1.32411 (1872) [को जानाति वा किमेतदिति भवेद् निस्संशयं विमानानि ।
रत्नमयनभोगमनादिह यथा विद्याधरादीनाम् ।। ३२४ ।। (१८७२) Ko jānāti vă kimetaditi bhaved nissamśayain viņānāni i Ratanamayanabhogamanādiha yathā vidyādharādinām 132411 (1872)]
Trans.-324 “Or, who knows what it is ?" They are
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