Jaina Gazette 1928

SR No.: 034890
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office
Publication Year: 1928
Total Pages: 502
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 33 MB

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THE JAINA GAZETTE one day came to the Lord and began to weep. He was very sorry for his past conduct. Mahavira was convinced of his sincerity and he was readmitted into the Order.
(To be continued).
JIVA
BY Harisatya Bhattacharyya M.A., B.L..
(Continued from page 132)
The Jiva of Four Kinds. IN accordance with the differences in the Becoming or Status 1 (Gali), Souls are divided into four classes viz., (1) the Celestial (Deva), the Internal (Naraka), (3) the Human (Manushya) and (4) the Sub-human (Tiryak).
According to the Jainas, the Devas are either (a) Bhavanavasi i.e., home-living or (b) Vyanlora i.e., beings living in various places or (c) Jyotishka i.e., luminaries or (d) Vaimanika i.e., moving in high heavens. The Bhavana-vasi deities are of 10 kinds viz., Naga-kumara, Asura-kumara, Suparna-kumara, Agnikumara, Dik-kumara, Vata-kumara, Stanita-kumara, Udadhi-kumara, Duipa-kumara and Vidyut-kumara The Vyantara Devas are of 8 modes viz., Kinnara, Kimpurusha, Gandharva, Mahoraga, Yaksha, Rakshasa, Bhuta and Pisacha. The Jyotishka Devas are of 5 classes viz., Suryya, Chandra, Graha Naksha ra and Taraka The Kalpotpanna and the Kalpatita are the two subdivisions of the Vaimanika gods. These Devas are not emancipated sculs, they enjoy heavenly pleasures as results of meritorious deeds, done in their previous lives. They have births and deaths and in some respects are not better off than the human beings. Like ourselves, they also want pleasant things and avoid unpleasant ones.
The Infernal Beings live in the various hells. They are endowed with the power of assuming any shape or form but this power is only a source of trouble and pain to them. There is Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat