Agam 35 Chhed 02 Bruhatkalpa Sutra

Author(s): K C Lalwani
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvira Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahavira belonged to the Kāśyapa line. Three names were given to him. They were: Vardhamāna by his parents, Šramaņa for his great equipoise against love as well as hatred, and Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra by the celestial beings for his steadfastness in fears and dangers alike, for his ability to bear all hardships, like hunger, thirst, etc., for being a great forgiver when forgiveness was called for, for his adherence to the precise rules of penance, for his great wisdom, for his being alike in quiet and restlessness, for his being master of all controls, and for his gifts of vitality.
108. समणस्स भगवनो महावीरस्स पिया कासव गोत्तेणं । तस्स णं तो णामधिज्जा एवम् आहिज्जति। तं जहा- सिद्धथ्ये इ वा सिज्जसे इव वा जसंसे इ वा। समणस्स णं भगवनो महावीरस्स माया वासिट्टा गोत्तेणं । तीसे तो नामधिज्जा एवम् आहिज्जति । तं जहा-तिसला इ वा विदेहदिन्ना इ वा पियकारिणी इ वा । समणस्स णं भगवो महावीरस्स पित्तिज्जे सुपासे जेठे भाया नंदिवद्धणे भगिणी सुदंसणा । भारिया जसोया कोडिण्णा गोत्तेणं । समणस्स णं भगवनो महावीरस्स धूया कासवीगोत्तेणं । तीसे दो णामधिज्जा एवम् पाहिज्जति । तं जहा—अणोज्जा इ वा पियदसणा इ वा। समणस्स णं भगवनो महावीरस्स नत्तुई कोसिया गोत्तेणं । तीसे णं दो नामधिज्जा एवम् पाहिज्जंति । तं जहा--सेसवई वा जसवई वा ।
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The father of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra belonged to the Kāśyapa line and he had three names (too) which were: Siddhārtha, Sreyasya and Yaasya. The mother of Sramana Bhagavān Mahāvīra belonged to the Vasiştha line and she had three names which were Trišalā, Videhadattā and Priya-kåriņi. The uncle of Śramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra was Supārśva, his elder brother Nandi-vardhana, and his sister Sudarśanā: and wife Yaśoda was of the Kauņdinya line. The daughter of Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra belonged to the Käśyapa line and she was known by two names, which were Anavady, and Priya-darśanā. Sramaņa Bhagavān Mahāvīra's grand-daughter (from the side of his daughter) belonged to the line of Kausika and she was known by two names, which were Sesavati and Yasovati. 109
समणे भगवं महावीरे दक्खे दक्ख-पइण्णे पडिरूवे आलीणे भद्दए विणीए णाए णायपुत्ते णायकुलचंदे विदेहे विदेहदिण्णे विदेहजच्चे विदेह-सूमाले तीसं