Agam 21 Upang 10 Pushpika Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Pushpika -Upang-10- Chapter-5
Bhagavati Sootra) Purnabhadra went to pay homage to the senior ascetics, got initiated and spent his life as a completely celibate ascetic observing five samitis (etc.).
After that Purnabhadra ascetic lived with those senior ascetics and studied eleven Angas (the primary canons or the main corpus of the Jain canonical texts) including Samayik. After this he led ascetic life for many years enkindling his soul by observing a variety of austerities including fasting for two, three, four, five, six, and more days. In the end he took the ultimate vow (sallekhana) of one month duration and avoiding sixty meals embraced meditational death after doing pratikraman (critical review) at the time of his death. He reincarnated instantaneously (upapat) as a god in the divine bed covered with divine cloth in the Upapat-hall of Purnabhadra Viman (celestial vehicle) in Saudharma Kalp Devlok (divine dimension). There he attained the state of full development (paryapt) through bhasha-man (speech and mind) paryapti.
Thus, Gautam ! Purnabhadra god acquired that divine opulence. "Bhante ! What is said to be the life-span of Purnabhadra god there?
Bhagavan-"Gautam ! His life-span is two Sagaropam (a metaphoric unit of time). Gautam "Bhante ! Completing the age, state, and life in the dimension of gods where will that Purabhadra god go? (Where will he be born?)"
Bhagavan said, "Gautam ! He will be born as a human being in the Mahavideh area and finally become a Siddha (liberated soul) to end all miseries."
Thus, long lived Jambu ! Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, who has attained nirvana, has narrated this text and meaning of the fifth chapter of Pushpika. So I state."
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Chapter (Adhyayan) -6- Manibhadra
[10] Meaning- Jambu Swami asked Sudharma Swami-"Bhante ! When this is the text and meaning of the fifth chapter of Pushpika, as given by Bhagavan Mahavir, who has attained nirvana, what is the text and meaning of sixth chapter of Pushpika ?" Arya Sudharma said "Long lived Jambu ! It is as follows
0 Jambu ! During that period of time there was a city called Rajagriha and chaitya called Gunasheelak. ruler of the city was King Shrenik. Bhagavan Mahavir arrived.
During that period of time Manibhadra god was sitting on a throne named Manibhadra in the Sudharma assembly with four thousand vehicle based gods. Like Purnabhadra god he also came to Bhagavan, gave thirty two types of stage performances and returned after paying homage to Bhagavan.
Then Gautam Swami asked Bhagavan Mahavir about disappearance of the divine opulence and powers of that god as also his earlier birth.
Bhagavan replied- "Gautam ! During that period of time in Manipadika city lived a noble householder (gathapati) named Manibhadra. He got initiated by senior ascetics.
Aagam - 21 - Pushpika
Compiled by - Deepratnasagar
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