Tirthankar Mahavir

SR No.: 020834
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 235
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 57 MB

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Mahavira: "O Roha! Both universe and non-universe are eternal, they have neither beginning nor end, so the temporal relation of priority- posteriority does not exist between them."
Roha : "O venerable one! What is first in time-sentient substance (soul) or insentient substance?"
Mahavira: "O Roha! Both the sentient substance and insentient substance are eternal. So even in their case there exists no relation of priority-posteriority. ."
Roha
Mahavira: "O Roha! Both bhavasiddhika and abhavasiddhika are eternal. So there is no order of priority-posteriority in their case."
Roha : "O venerable one! Who is first in time-siddha or asiddha?" Mahavira: "O Roha! Both siddha and asiddha are eternal. So there is no order of occurrence in their case."
Roha
Roha : "O venerable one! What is first in time Mahavira: "O Roha! From where came an egg ?" Roha : "O venerable one! Certainly from a hen." Mahavira: "O Roha! From where came the hen ?"
Roha : "O venerable one! Certainly from an egg."
Mahavira: "O Roha! Egg and hen are eternal. Both are there from the
beginningless time."
: "O venerable one! Which is first in time-bhavasiddhika or abhavasiddhika ?"
Roha
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a hen or an egg?"
Mahavira: "O Roha! Both lokanta and alokanta exist from the beginningless time. So there obtains no temporal priorityposteriority relation between them."
: "O venerable one! Which is first in time-lokanta or alokanta 1"
: "O venerable one! Which is first in time-loka or the seventh avakashantara?"
Mahavira: "O Roha! Both loka and seventh avakashantara are eternal. They are beginningless. So there is no temporal order of their coming into existence."