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85555555555555555555555555555555555556 ॐ पर सर्वरत्नमय, पर्यङ्कासन जिन-प्रतिमाएँ अवस्थित हैं और उनका मुख स्तूप के सामने है। उनके नाम । इस प्रकार हैं-(१) ऋषभा, (२) वर्धमाना, (३) चन्द्रानना, (४) वारिषेणा।
उन चैत्यस्तूपों के आगे चार मणिपीठिकाएँ हैं। उन मणिपीठिकाओं के ऊपर चार चैत्यवृक्ष हैं। उन चैत्यवृक्षों के आगे चार मणिपीठिकाएँ हैं। उन मणिपीठिकाओं के ऊपर चार महेन्द्रध्वज हैं। उन महेन्द्रध्वजों के आगे चार नन्दा पुष्करिणियाँ हैं। उन पुष्करिणियों में से प्रत्येक के आगे पूर्व, दक्षिण, पश्चिम और उत्तर-चारों दिशाओं में चार वनषण्ड हैं।
(१) पूर्व में अशोकवन, (२) दक्षिण में सप्तवर्णवन, (३) पश्चिम में चम्पकवन, और (४) उत्तर में आम्रवन है।
339. The land at the top of these Anjan Mountains is level and attractive.
Exactly in the middle of those perfectly level and attractive areas there are four Siddhayatans (temples of Siddhas). The length of each of these Siddhayatans is one hundred Yojans, width is fifty Yojans (a unit of eight miles) and height is seventy two Yojans.
These Siddhayatans have four gates facing four directions(1) Devadvar (east), (2) Asur-dvar (south), (3) Naag-dvar (west), and (4) Supurnadvar (north).
On these gates reside four gods—(1) Deva, (2) Asur, (3) Naag, and (4) Suparna.
In front of every gate there is a mukha-mandapa (frontal mandapa or entrance-porch). After these entrance porches there are four prekshagriha-mandapa (natya-shala; ranga-mandapa; a pillared hall open on all sides). Exactly in the middle of these halls are four diamond studded akshavatak (assembly halls). At the center of these assembly halls are four manipeethika (gem studded pedestal-base). On these pedestals are four thrones. On these thrones hang four vijayadushya (canopy). At the center of these canopies are four diamond studded si ankush (a goad shaped pillar). On these pillars are suspended four kumbhik (a measure of weight) pearl strings. Around each of these pearl strings and covering half the total length are entwined other pearl strings of half kumbhik.
nese prekshagriha-mandaps there are four gem studded pedestals. On these pedestals are four chaitya stupa (shrine). In each of these shrines there are four gem studded pedestals each in all four directions. On these pedestals are installed front facing Jina-images in
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