Ancient Jaina Hymns

Author(s): Charlotte Krause
Publisher: SCIndia Oriental Institute Ujain

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REMARKS ON THE TEXTS (35) Meru (mythological)," (36) Kundala (myth.); (37) Mānuşa (myth.), (38) Rucaka (myth.).* (39) Vaitāļhya (myth.)," (10) Nandīsvara (myth.), (41) 4ştāpada (myth.); (42) Gundara, (43) Gajapada, (41) Sammetasaila (modern Mt. Sametshikhar
or “Shikharji” in Bihar), .
(1) Ticc above, chapter on the "Tirthaikaras."
(3) Xanic of the lith ring-continent, counted from Jambu-dvipa,'also ci thic ring-mountain traversing it. Being outside the "Manusyaloka", its empics are built and attended only by divine and semi-divine teinys (Sthiniuga-Sutra. "Kundala").
(3) "Manuşa" is an abbreviation for "Männsottara" similar to the form anun" used in the Astot., st. 25. Re the Männuşottara Mountain, ride chapter on the "Tirthaikaras”.
14) Yame of the 13th ring-continent as well as of the ring-mountain traversing it. Its temples are divine. (Sthânăuga-Sūtra IX: "Ruyaga").
(5) Mountain-range which traverses the Bharata-kşetra from east to west, parallel to its northern boundary, the Himavat (Tattv. III, p. 256).
(6) Xame of the Sth ring-world, famous for its splendid temples and the corgeous religious festivals celebrated there by gods and genii. (SthânăugaSütra IV, 3: "Xandisara").
a) According to V.T. K., p. 91, this much culogized semi-mythological sacred mountain ("Atthavaya") is situated 12 yojana north of Ayodhva, and is identical with the Kailisa, also called "Dhavalagiri", which, so this work states, can b: seen from Ayodhya on clear days, with its range of white summits.
(8) "Gundara" may be the same as "Gudara-giri", which is mentioned in the Astot., st. S3, as situated in "Parakara-desa", i. c., in Sindh, and a being sacred to dinitha.
(9) Gajapada may be the same as "Gajāgrapada" ("Gayaaggapaa"), a Jaina Tirtha mentioned in stot., st. 41 ana 49 under this name and under the name of "Dairuaküta" ("Dasanpaküda"). According to V. T. K. p.is, a "Dasama-pavvaya" was situated in Magadha uear the Tirtha Kotilila". There is matter for research.
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