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kumāras, Agnikumāras, kumāras, Diśākumāras, kumāras.
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(iii) Vyantaras of the
nether world Piśāca, Bhūta, Yakṣa, Rakṣasa, Kinnara, Kim-puruşa, Mahoraga, Gandharva.
(iv) Vāṇavyantara Devas: Anapanni, Panapanni, Isivǎyi, Bhutavayi, Kandiya, Mahākandiya, Kohanda and Pahanga.
In the upper sphere, the Devas are :
(i) Jyotiskas or planetary bodies like the sun, the moon. the stars, the planets, the comets, etc.
(ii) The dwellers of Vimanas or kalpas, which fall into three species as follows:
(a) In the Devaloka live the denizens of the vimanas | kalpas called Sudharma, Iśāna, Sanatkumāra, Mahendra, Brahma, Lăntaka, Mahāsukra, Sahaṣāra, Anata, Prāṇata, Arana and Acyuta.
(b) In the Graiveyakas live Bhadra, Subhadra, Sujāta, Sumanasa, Priyadarśana, Sudarśana, Amoga, Supratibhadra and Yasodhara.
(c) The five Anuttara Vimānas, viz., Vijaya, Vaijayanta, Jayanta, Aparajita and Sarvārthasiddha, are Occupied by the Indras.
There are a few other species of gods who work as valets or errand boys. They are : Kilvisiyas, Tiryak-jrmbhakas, Lokäntikas.
Ratnaprabhā,
Šarkarāprabhā,
The seven hells are Balukāprabha, Pankaprabha, Dhūmraprabhā, Tamaḥprabha, Tamaḥ-tamaḥ-prabhā.
Beneath all these there is a hell, the severest of all, called, Nigoda.
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At the centre of the figure, which is the thinnest, is located the Tiryag-loka with its two and a half isles or continents, each one of which has a secret region called Mahāvideha. The inhabitants of Mahāvideha may, if they strive, earn liberation. S. 2.
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