Jain Journal 1970 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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the father Dhanagiri came there with his spiritual preceptor, who allowed Dhanagiri to go to visit his former family and told him to accept whatever was offered him. When Dhanagiri arrived, the mother, at the instigation of some relatives, extended to him the child. Dhanagiri accepted it and left. The child was preternaturally heavy to carry and therefore received the name Vajra (thunderbolt). Dhanagiri handed it over to his guru who in turn handed it over to the nuns, and these last entrusted it to women at their lodging house. The boy then became a perfectly behaved child. The mother, seeing the change, wanted the child back, but the women refused to surrender it. However, they allowed her to come to the house and nurse it. Once again when the child was three years old, she claimed it. Dhanagiri would not surrender it. The case was referred to the King and he said the child should go with whichever one it would heed. The mother tried first and offered it playthings but the child ignored them. Then the father told him to take up the broom if it wished to become a monk, and Vajra took it.
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Vajra is seen here in a swinging cradle, attended by a nun. The subject of this episode comes in Sthaviravali and not in Jinacaritra. It appears that folios are wrongly pasted.
7 Harinaigamesi removes the embryo from Devananda's womb. Kalpa Sutra folio, c. 1500 A.D.
Devananda is lying on her bed. At the right is Harinaigamesi leaving with the embryo.
8 Trisala and the fourteen lucky dreams.
Kalpa Sutra folio, c. 1500 A.D.
At the bottom of the scene Trisala lies on her couch. Above her the fourteen dreams appear in three registers: (1) an elephant. (2) a bull, (3) a lion, (4) goddess Sri, (5), garlands, (6) the moon, (7) the sun, (8) the banner, (9) jar, (10) lotus lake, (11) ocean of milk, (12) the celestial palace, (13) the jewel heap and (14) smokeless fire.
9 Siddhartha at his gymnastic exercise. Kalpa Sutra folio, c. 1500 A.D..
Both in the upper and lower registers Siddhartha is represented with objects on his hand that resembles boxing gloves.