Book Title: Canonical Literature Of Jainas
Author(s): H R Kapadia
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay

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________________ THE EXTANT AGAMAS OF THE JAINAS Ajjhayana XXII' is a dialogue between Rathanemi, an elder brother of Lord Neminatha and Rajimati. The former, though a Muni, makes an indecent offer to the latter, a nun. Thereupon this nun admonishes him and makes him steady in his asceticism. V] Ajjhayana XXIII furnishes us with a dialogue between Gautama, the 1st Ganadhara of Lord Mahavira and Kesin, a learned follower of Lord Parsva. The former was asked by the latter as to how he reconciled the five mahavratas of Lord Mahavira with the caujjama dhamma of Lord Parsva, and further, how he interpreted the acelakatva propounded by Lord Mahavira with sacelakatva of Lord Parsva. Both these points were satisfactorily explained by Gautama. Thereupon Kesin asked him several riddles pertaining to Jainism, and these, too, were beautifully answered. These riddles may remind one of the Brahmodyas. Ajjhayana XXV is a dialogue between Jayaghosa Muni and Vijayaghosa, a Brahmana engaged in performing sacrifice. The 1 Herein it is mentioned that Kṛṣṇa is a son of Vasudeva, and Neminatha, that of Samudra vijaya, a brother of Vasudeva. As regarda Rājīmatī it is said that she was the daughter of Ugrasena, and sister of Kamsa and was betrothed to Lord Neminatha. All these relations with some more may be presented as under: Saurin Andhakavṛṣṇi 1 11 1 1 I 1111 Samudravijaya Yadu I S'ūra Vasudeva Suvira 1 Bhojavṛṣṇi 1 Ugrasena 1 1 1 Rathanemi Aristanemi Balarama Vasudeva Kamsa (son of Rohini) (son of Devaki) Kamsa had married Jivayasa, sister of Jarasandha. 151 1 Rājimati Devaka Devaki 2 He is said to have attained salvation 250 years before Lord Mahavira. In one of his previous births he is represented as King Suvarṇbahu. This episode reminds one of the description of Dusyanta's seeing Sakuntala and her female friends given in Abhijñanasakuntala (I).

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