Doctrine of Jainas

SR No.: 011097
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Walther Shubring, Wolfgang Beurlen
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 309
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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DOCTRINE O THE JAINAS the centre of the physical universe In the Divaságarap. ($ 47) we have portions describing the Jambuddiva in the same words, and KIRFEL(ZII 3, 50f) was right in inferring that once both texts formed a whole and that, when they were disjoined, the position of the Jambudd. were repeated in the Divas. for the purpose of acting as a fundament and a starting-point. The usual costume of question and reply was dropped altogether in the continuous portions; as in the Jiv, there are no sections, but the comm has 7 vaksaskāra, an expression occurring in the cosmography (§ 115) only.
1. The Jambuddiva in general, its enclosure with the gates therein. The continent of Bharaha. II. The division of time in Bharaha, the conditions of life in its different epochs susamasusamā, etc. ($ 120). The life of the 1st Titthagara Usabha during the susama-dūsamă, etc. mostly in correspondence with Jinac. 204-228 The solemn cremation of his corpse III. Here a Bharahacakkıcarzya is inserted with the intention of showing how King Bharaha came to rule over the world thus giving the Bharaha vāsa its name 1 IV. The remaining continents of the Jambuddiva and the “benches” separating them. V. How the gods honour a new-born future Titthagara by solemn ceremonies ($ 15) VI A brief statistic survey of the geographical details of Jambuddiva (Eravaya here stands for Erāv.), continued at the end of the work,and here followed by VII,an astronomical section. In its contents (though not in its style) it frequently corresponds with the Sûrap , especially so with Sūrap. 18, 19. and parts of 10. New subjects dealt with are. visibility, presence and temperature of the suns (458b=Vıy. 392a), circles of the naksatras (474a), sun and moon with ref. to Viy. 5, 1 and 10 (480a), the karana, the beginnings of the year, the half-year, the months, etc., the mutual distance of the stars (531 b). The statistic survey now proceeds in giving dates regarding the Tıtthagaras, the Emperors etc and their state-jewels in Jambuddiva, as well as the latter's dimensions, eternity, duration, contents, and names. Ending up in the legendary frame with which I had been opened.
1. Comp the AUTHOR, GGA 1931, p. 293-298