Agam 23 Upang 12 Vrushnidasa Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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VrushniDasha-Upang-12- Chapter-1 offered, enduring pricks of pleasant and unpleasant words piercing the sense organs, etc. in order to attain the goal for which he had become unclad (detached), got tonsured (physically and mentally), abandoning bathing, brushing of teeth, using umbrella and shoes. Observing these codes, in his last breath, he will finally become a Siddha (liberated soul) and Buddha (enlightened) ending all miseries." Sudharma Swami concluded, "Jambu! Shraman Bhagavan Mahavir, who has attained nirvana, has narrated this text and meaning of the first chapter of Vrushni Dasha. So I state." Chapter -1 - Compiled by Muni Deepratna Sagar is finished PRESSRE AS.www ARASARAWAK WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW 0-x-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-x-x-0 Chapters (Adhyayanani) -2 To 12 [4] Meaning- Remaining eleven chapters also follow the same pattern without any deletion or addition for the characters. Information contained in the Sangrahani Gatha (collective verse which is not available in the text). Chapter -2 To 12- Compiled by Muni DeepratnaSagar is finished Posts 0-Meaning- Thus ends the Shrutskandh titled Niryavalika. With it is concluded the narration of the (five) Upangas. In the Upanga titled Niryavalika there is one Shrutskandh (part). It has five sections (varg) that are read and recited in five days. The first four sections have ten chapters each and the fifth section has twelve chapters. Thus the total number of chapters in the book is fifty two. End of Aagam Sootra -23- Vrushnidasha [upang-12] Compiled by Muni DeepratnaSagar Aagam - 23 - Vrushnidasha Compiled by - Deepratnasagar [9]