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How could his (Katha's = Meghamālin's) enmity stop (lit.: become idle), how could there be such bliss for this evil one ? Indeed, with great souls both affection and hostility used to serve happiness. 165
149. Ganêśā daśa tasvâsan vidhävadim Svavambhuvam
sârdhāni tri-satāny uktā munîndrāh purva-dhärinah
He had ten leaders of a troop, making Svayambhū the first one. There are said to be three hundred fifty principal monks 166 who had memorized the Pūrvas.67 150. yatayo 'yuta-pūrvāni satäni nava śikṣakäh
catuhsattôttaram proktah sahasram avadhi-1vişah
(There were) ten thousand nine hundred recluses, 168 fourteen hundredt69 (of whom) are recorded as teachers with the splendour of supersensual knowledge.
151. sahasram antima-jñānās, tāvanto vikriyarddhikäh.
satäni sapta-pañcāśac caturthâvagam äśritäh
One thousand possessed omniscience. So many could assume various forms. Five thousand seven hundred practised mind-reading. 170
165
Hi is expletive here.
Il Doubt has emerged as to whether Pasa/Pārsva's in fact founded an order of monks (see Bollée's review of Wiley 2004).
167 On these see Alsdorf 1974: 2521f. and Dundas 2002: 67ff.
16% In Kalpasūlra $S 160ff. followed by Hemac., Trio IX 4,311ff., Pāsa's congregation as a kevalin consisted of 16,000 sädhus. 38,000 sādhvīs, 350 monks knowing the 14 Pürvas. 1.400 clairvoyants. 750 monks with mind-reading ability, one thousand omniscients, 1,100 who could transform themselves, 600 disputants, 164,000 laymon and 377,000 lay women (in Kalpasūtra $ 164: 327.000). SM has 20,900 vratinas (monks). - Cf. Neminātha's retinue in Hemac., Trio VIII 12. 100ff.
109 Apparently four times three hundred fifty, seven times fifty, that is. On the number fifty see Falk 1986: 104ff.
170 Called manah-paryaya-jñāna by the Svetâmbaras (Schubring 2000 $ 80).
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| SR No. | 022773 |
| Book Title | International Journal Of Jaina Studies Vol 01 To 03 2005 To 2007 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Peter Flugel |
| Publisher | Hindi Granth Karyalay |
| Publication Year | 2008 |
| Total Pages | 202 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |