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महावीर-यश और गुणों में महान् वीर होने से भगवान महावीर कहलाए। कषायादि शत्रुओं को जीतने के कारण भगवान महाविक्रान्त कहलाये। भय-भैरव तथा अचेलकता आदि कठोर तथा घोर परीषहों को दृढ़तापूर्वक सहने के कारण देवों ने उनका नाम महावीर रखा।'
Elaboration—This aphorism lists the lunar mansions at the moments of the important events in Bhagavan Mahavir's life since his conception till his nirvana. There are two opinions amongst acharyas in this regard. Some acharyas do not accept transplantation of embryo as an auspicious event. Thus according to this school the five auspicious events are—(1) conception, (2) birth, (3) initiation, (4) attaining omniscience, and (5) liberation. But some acharyas accept transplantation of embryo as an auspicious event and believe in six auspicious events. ___The use of the phrase during that period at that time' indicatesduring that period' or the fourth phase of the time cycle and 'that time' or the moment when Bhagavan descended into the womb.
Panch hatthuttare-uttara means following The lunar mansion (nakshatra) that follows the lunar mansion named Hasta is called Hastottara. In the counting of lunar mansions Uttaraphalguni comes after Hasta.
Samane Bhagavan Mahavire-these three adjectives popularly used for Bhagavan Mahavir require elaboration. The Prakrit word samana has three versions in Sanskrit—shraman, shaman and saman or sumanas. Shraman means emaciated; one who labours himself for spiritual practices and gets emaciated due to austere practices is called shraman. One who disciplines passions is called shaman (to suppress). One who considers all others like himself and has an impartial attitude
१. (क) ‘महंतो यसोगुणेहिं वीरोत्ति महावीरो।'
-दशवै. जिनदास चूर्णि पृ. १३२ (ख) शूरवीर विक्रान्तो इति कषायादि शत्रु जयान्महाविक्रान्तो महावीरः। -दशवै. हारि. टीका प. १३७ (ग) “सहसम्मुइए समणे भीमं भयभेरवं उरालं अचेलयं परीसहे सहत्ति कटु देवेहिं से नाम कयं समणे भगवं महावीरे।"
-आचा. २/३/४00 पत्र ३८९ (सूत्र ७४३) (ख) तुलनार्थ देखें-आव. चूर्णि पृ. २४५
भावना : पन्द्रहवाँ अध्ययन
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Bhaavana : Fifteenth Chapter
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