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Chapter IX ulemy alfomfangererate
Discussion with the Boţika Nihnava.
After dealing with the stories of the Seven nihnavas who contradicted the current religious ideals of Jainism as mentioned in the foregoing pages, the aụthor now proceeds to give the story of another type of nihnavas ( viz Boţika ) implied by the word (ca) in “ Baburaya pacsa avvatta, samucchā duga tiga abaddhiyā ceva"i eto,
छन्वाससयाई नवुत्तराई तइआ सिद्धिं गयस्स वीरस्स। तो बोडियाण विट्ठी रहवीरपुरे समुप्पण्णा ॥१॥२५५०॥ 1. Chhavvāsasayāim navuttarāim tajā Siddhim gayassa Virassa |
To Bodiyāņa ditthi Rahavirapure samuppaņņā. (2550) [षड्वर्षशतानि नवोत्तराणि तदा सिद्धिं गतस्य वीरस्य। ततो बोटिकानां दृष्टी रथवीरपुरे समुत्पन्ना ॥११॥२५५०॥ 1. Şaļvarşaśātáni navottarāņi tadā Siddhim gatasya Virasya | . Tato Botikānām driști Rathavīrapurd samutpannā. (2550)]
Trans. I. Then was produced a doctrine of Boţikasa in Rathavirapura, six hundred and nine years after the Tīrthan. kara ( Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira Swāmi) had attained nirvāņa. 2550.
1. Vide Chapter I. p. 9 (v. 2300). 2. Popularly known as Digambaras.
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