Jain Legend Vol 2

Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana

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comparison with other Amgas, this is a bulky Amga. Presently the complete verse has 15751 lokas. Vy khy praj apti is also called Viy ha Pannati, Viv ha Pannati and Vib ha Pannati.
The 5th Amga - Vy khy praj apti is in the form of questions and answers - Lord Mah v ra replying to the questions of Indrabh ti Gautama. This voluminous text is available in a dialogue form. According to V ttik ra Abhayadeva the number of questions and answers is given as 36,000. Out of these, many of the questions and answers are very short while many are very lengthy. For example, the entire 15 ataka is an answer to the question about Mamkhaliputra Go laka.
Elaborate information about the life of Lord Mah v ra, his disciples, devotees, the followers of other faiths, and their beliefs is available in this text. The amount of information about Go laka found in this text is not found in any other text.
Apart from this, the two fierce wars "Mah il ka taka' and 'Rathm sala' between the kings K ika and Ce aka were described in graphic detail. According to this text, 74 lakhs and 96 lakhs soldiers respectively were killed in these two great wars from both sides.
The classification of plants provided in 21st and 23rd atakas of Vy khy praj apti is unparallel. Thus, this text is extolled as the storehouse of knowledge that provides information about a plethora of topics, which, from the perspective of Jain doctrines, history, geography and politics, is very much significant. The text is applauded as the key to spiritualism. It also described elaborately the then cultural, social and political conditions, in an unbiased way.
6. Jn t dharmakath
The Sanskrit name for ‘Naya Dhamakaho' is j t dharmakath . It is the sixth text of the Amga series. The text narrates religious stories, citing examples. It deals with a multitude of topics like - the cities, gardens, auspicious instalatation (Caityas), forests, kings, parents, Samava ara as (holy conference / congregation hall), Dharm c ryas (religious preceptors / leaders), religious parables, mundane and spiritual prosperity, luxury (Bhoga), sacrifice (Parity ga), Pravrajy (initiation),
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