Agam 13 Upang 02 Rajprashniya Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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(४) भगवान को देखते ही दोनो हाथ जोडकर मस्तक झुकाना। (५) भगवान के चरणो मे मन को एकाग्र करना।
ये पाँच अभिगम करके सेय राजा भगवान के दाहिने आकर तीन बार प्रदक्षिणा करता है। तीन प्रदक्षिणा करके वन्दना करता है, तीन प्रकार की पर्युपासना करता है। तीन प्रकार की पर्युपासना इस
प्रकार है
(१) कायिक उपासना-शरीर के अग-प्रत्यगो को सयत करके सभा मे सभ्यतापूर्वक बैठना। (२) वाचिक पर्युपासना-वचन से भगवान की स्तुति करना। उनके वचनो का आदर करना।
(३) मानसिक उपासना-भगवान की वाणी को मन में धारण कर अनुमोदना करते हुए यथा शक्ति स्वीकार करना।
यह तीन प्रकार की उपासना/पर्युपासना करके यथा योग्य स्थान पर बैठता है।
Elaboration - In the present Sutra, there is a mention of Aamal-kappa city. But there is no mention of Aamal-kappa in other important works about Bhagavan Mahavir or in list of areas of his wanderings. It shows that Bhagavan Mahavir came there only after establishing the order.
No definite evidence is available to trace the spot where Aamal-kappa existed, but the historians are of the view that this city must have been 9 near Shvetambika town in the kingdom of Western Videh. In Buddhist
scriptures there is mention of Alla-kappa as capital of Vullim kingdom. Thus it is presumed that Alla-kappa might have been famous as Aamal
kappa. This place is located between Masaar and Vaishali in Shahabad e district. (Introduction of Rai-paseniya Sutra : Devendra Muni).
Regarding the description of this city, it is pointed out that it is similar to the one mentioned in Aupapatik Sutra.
From the description in Aupapatik Sutra, it is evident that outside the city there was rich cultivation all around. The soil had become soft, porous and fertile due to numerous ploughings The farmers were expert in agriculture techniques. They were adept at irrigating the fields by drains and edge-plantations. There were heaps of paddy in fields and thrashing zones. Herds of cows, buffaloes and sheep were reared on these fields.
There was a very ancient Chaitya named Ambsalvan outside the city. The word Chaitya has two meanings-garden and abode of Yaksha. Ambsalvan Chaitya has been described in detail in Aupapatık Sutra. In brief it is as follows
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