Jain Journal 1993 04

SR No.: 520110
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 67
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 4 MB

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consequently begin with Abhijit and not with Kfttika. There are no legends whatsoever. Dr. Leumann sends me the following detailed statement of the contents of this upangaṁ :
I. Introduction ; II, Two-fold division of creatures : 1-10 thāvard, 1-5. pudhavikkäiya egimdiyā, 6-7. aukkāiyā eg., 8-10. vanassaikkāiyā eg., 11-26 tasā, 11. teukkaiyá eg, 12. vāukkāiyā eg., 13. beirdiyā, 14. teiṁdiya, 15. caüriṁdiyā, 16-26, pamciṁdiyā, 16. neraiya, 17-20. sammucchima tirikkhajoniyā, 21-24. gabbhavakkartiyatir, 25. maņussa, 26. devā, 27. tasa and thāvarā (in general); III. Three-fold division of creatures : 1-6. itthiyao, 7-12. purisă, 13-18. napussagā, 19-26, the three together and among themselves ; IV. Four-fold division of creatures. A geographical text is inserted called the divasamudda. 1. padhamo neraiya-uddeso, 2. bitiyaneraiya uddesao, 3. tāio nāraya-uddesao, 4. tirikkhajoniya-padh. udd. 5. tirikkh. udd. bio., 6. manussă, 7 31-33. devă. 8-28. divasamudda. 8-16 the Jambudiva, the inmost part of the world, of circular form. 8. Description of the above, in general the same as that of Suriyabhavimāņa in Rajapr. 9. the gate of the east, Vijaya dāra. 10. The residence rāyahāni of the god Vijaya who rules there. 11. [391] The walk of reverence of Vijaya within his vimāna, 12. The duration of the existence of Vijaya, 13. The gates of the three remaining regions of the world : Vejayamta dāra, Jayamta dāra and Aparāiya dara, and the distance of the dāras from each other. 14. Jambuddiva as bounded by the Lavaņa sea which surrounds it on all sides like a ring, 15. Explanation of the name Jambuddiva, 16. Number of the constellations moving over Jamb., 17. The Lavaņa sea, the first ocean surrounding Jambuddiva like a ring ; the description here corresponds to that of Jamb, and from this point on is in the same strain, 18. The Canda-diva and Süradiva of the different parts of the earth and oceans 19. Appendix to 17 : Bbb and flow etc., 20. The second part of the globe. Dhayaisanda, that in circular form is contiguous to the Lavaņa sea; then the second ocean Kaloda which, in the form of a ring, is adjacent to Dhày. ; and finally the third part of the globe. Pukkharavara, contiguous to Kaloda, 21. The Samaya or Maņussa Khetta, consisting of the above mentioned two first parts of the globe and the first two oceans together with the inner half of the ring of the third part of the globe, which is separated from the outer half by the circular mountain, Manussuttara. 22. The following parts of the globe and oceans which are connected with one another as rings : Pukkharoda, Väruņavara diva, Varuņoda, Khiravara diva, Khiroda, Ghatavara diva, Ghatoda, Khodavara diva, Khododa. 23. The following world-ring, Nandisaravara diva. 24. The following oceans and world-rings ; Nandi