Jain Journal 1973 04

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

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APRIL, 1973
During the night when Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira passed away, till ended all misery, during that night, looking like a heap of ashes, the great planet named Ksudratma, which stays at each asterism for a total span of two thousand years, contaminated the natal asterism of Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira. 129
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From the moment the great planet contaminated the natal asterism, etc., the sramanas, monks and nuns, are not receiving due honour and respect. 130
When that great planet named Ksudratma, etcetera, moves out from the natal asterism, then will be paid to the sramanas, monks and nuns, due honour and respect. 131
During the night when Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira passed away, ... till ended all misery, during that night was born the insect called 'Kunthu Anuddhari', which, when not moving but at rest, is not easily visible to the young monks and nuns, but when it's moving, and is not at rest, it can be easily seen by the young monks and nuns. 132
On seeing this, many monks and nuns have given up food intake. -"Bhante? Why has this been said ?"
-From now on, restraint will be difficult to observe. 133
At that time, in that period, Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira had an excellent community of fourteen thousand monks with Indrabhuti at their head. 134
Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira had an excellent community of thirtysix thousand nuns with Candana at their head. 135
Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira had an excellent community of one lac fiftynine thousand male followers with Sankhasataka at their head. 136
Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira had an excellent community of three lacs eighteen thousand female followers with Sulasa and Revati at their head. 137
Sramana Bhagavan Mahavira had an excellent community of three hundred Caturdas-purvi monks who were masters of the fourteen Purvas, and though not Jinas themselves, they came very near to their standard, knew all the combinations of letters and correctly interpreted the truth like a Jina. 138