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of the lore to the four classes of gods; [7] an ocean with thousands of waves crossed by swimming = the crossing of Samsāra; [8] a big blazing sun = the acquisition of kevala-knowledge; [9] Mount Māņussuttara the core of which is wholly covered (niyageņam anteņam āvedhiya parivedhiya) with the splendid colours of emeralds (hari) and cat's eye gems = the praises of Mv. spreading through the threefold world; [10] Mv. himself seated on a throne on the top of Mount Mandara = the preaching of the lore by the Kevalin Mv. to an audience of gods, men and demons.
Cf. Thāņa 499a. i (711b) [No dialogue.] Fourteen dreams seen at the end of the night (suvin' ante) mean, for a man or a woman, immediate illumination and the acquisition of perfection and salvation in his ~ her present life (itthi vă purise vā ... tak-khaņām-eva bujjhai trn' eva bhava-ggahanenam sijjhai jāva antam karei). They are: [1] seeing oneself mounted on a herd (panti) of horses, elephants and the like; [2] seeing oneself as a rope that touches both the eastern and western shores of an ocean (dāmiņim (= rajjum, Abhay.) pāīņa-padin'āyayam duhao samudde puttham) and which is coiled up (samvelliya = samvartita); [3] seeing oneself as a string that touches both the eastern and western limits of the world (log'anta) and which is cut (chinna); [4] seeing oneself as a black etc. or white thread (suttaga) which is tangled (? uggoviya = udgopita: vimohita, Abhay.); [5] seeing oneself mounted on a heap (rāsi) of iron, copper, tin (tauya) or lead (sīsaga); [6] the same with silver, gold, gems and diamonds (vaira); [7] seeing oneself as a heap of grass etc. which is scattered about (vikkhirai, vikinna); [8] seeing oneself as a bunch (thambha) of grass (sara, viraņi), reed or creepers which is eradicated; [9] seeing oneself as a jar of milk etc. which is split (uppādiya); [10] seeing oneself as a jar of wine (sură-viyadakhumbha), sour gruel (sovīraga-v.-kh.), oil or liquid fat (vasā) which is broken (bhinna); [11] seeing oneself as one who has crossed (tinna) an ocean with thousands of waves (jāva ref. to the seventh dream in e above); [12] seeing oneself merged (ogādha) in a big lotus in full bloom (cf. the sixth dream in e
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