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XII 2
2. JAYANTI.
a (556b) King Udāyaṇa, whose father, king Sayāņiya, was king Sahassāņiya's son and whose mother, queen Migāvas, was king Cedaga's daughter, goes to Mv. who is staying at the Candovayaraṇa sanctuary near Kosambi; ref. to Kūņiya [in Uvav.] and to the episode of Usabhadatta and Devāņandā, Viy. IX 331. His mother and his father's sister Jayanti, who both are Jaina laywomen (samanôvāsiyā), accompany him. Of old Mv.'s first disciples had taken refuge with Jayanti (Vesālī-sāvayānam arahantānam puvva-sijjāyari). After Mv.'s sermon Udāyaṇa and Migāvai go home, while Jayanti stays with the Master, questioning him.
nattua = naptr, dauhitra, Abhay.--For Vesāli-sāvaya arihanta see my note on II 168,- puvva-sijjāyari is explained by Abhay. as follows: 'pürvasayyātarā' prathama-sthāna-dātri, sadhavo hy apürve samāyātās tad-grha eva prathamam vasatim yācante tasyāh sthāna-dātritvena prasiddhatvād iti să pūrva-sayyātarā.
(557a) The topics discussed by Mv. and Jayanti: [1] Heaviness (garuyatta) of the soul is the result of committing the eighteen sins, ref. to I 9. [2] Capability of salvation (bhavasiddhiyattana) is a natural property (sabhāvao) of the soul, not an acquired property (no pariņāmao). All the souls that are capable of salvation will achieve salvation. Still the world will never be devoid of souls capable of salvation: (simile) likewise, suppose the whole universe should be reduced to a line (savv'āgāsa-sedhi siyā, that means if all the space-units of both the world and the non-world were put one beside another and one should take away a part of it the size of an atom (paramânupoggala-metta khanda) every samaya, that line would not be finished with in o osappiņīs and ussappiņīs. [3] Sleeping (suttatta) is good (sāhu) for impious (ahammiya etc.) souls because while being asleep they cannot do any wrong to themselves or to others. Being awake (jāgariyatta) is good for pious (dhammiya etc.) souls because with them the reverse is true. [4] The same rule applies to weakness (dubbaliyatta) and strength (baliyatta) and to indolence (ālasiyatta) and diligence (dakkhatta). The diligence of pious people demonstrates itself in all kinds of
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