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( 11 ) (5) Wrong austerities, as torturing the body by five fires
(Panch Agni) ctc., etc. ; 01 (6) Good deeds done in a wrong or defective or sinful
manner; for example pious deception, showy worship,
(see printed Triloka Sara Gatha 450 p. 204 Ed. 1918). The above are the general characteristics. Now some special fentures may be noticed.
Those persons who are fond of broad jokes, funny stories etc., but otherwise merit rebirth as gods of the heavenly order, are born in the first two heavens only. There also they are born only as gods of the Kandarpa (lit. "poking fun”) order.
Persons of the singing, acting and similar other classes, if they morit rebirth as gods, are born up to the end of the 7 heavens; but not beyond. There also only as gods of the servile (Kilbishika) grade.
Persons of the barber and similar classes can be born up to the end of the 16th heavens ; but not beyond. There also only ils gods of the class who transform themselves into elephants, swaps, horses, lions, bulls éto., to act as the vehicles of other gods. (Abhiyogya). And they have the minimum age-length of their grades. (nee printed, Triloka Sara Gathas 531, 545 et. seqq.)
THEIR COLOURS. The Residentials, the Peripatetics and the Stellars have dark. blive, indigo, pigeon-grey or yellow colour.
The heavenly beings have yellow, pink or white colours na follows:Yellow in the 1st and 2nd heavens
) i. c. 2 Yellow pink in 3rd and 4th heavens.
pairs. Pivk in 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th. Pink-white in 11th and 12th heavens. White in the rest of the heavens and higher regions.
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