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pearls, etc.40 Even the decorated Toranas were tied at fixed intervals. Such type of decoration is obtained from the railings, pillars and capitals from Kankāli Tilā41. Suryabhādeva commanded to create a vimāna having many posts and the attractive carving of Salbhañjikā, Ihāmrga, bull,
man, alligator, bird, snake, celestial beings, variety of antelopes, cow, elephant, creeper etc. on outer wall of the Yāna. The upper parts of the rail posts were engraved with vedikās (railings or balconies) where a couple of Vidyadharas could be seen as they themselves are driving the yāna42. The described objects of outer wall of vimāna could be seen on ornamental bosses, rail posts and other excavated material from the site Kankāli Tilā. This sūtra comprises the description of yāna-vimāna chiefly at three placesi) When Suryābhadeva instructs assistant deities to keep ready the
yāna-vimana, ii) What subordinate deva constructed and iii) The magnificent look of yāna, ready to take off for paying divine
honours to Mahāvīra.
40 १२७ – तेसि णं दाराणं उभओ पासे दुहओ णिसीहियाए सोलस सोलस जालकडगपरिवडीओ पन्नत्ता,
ते णं जालकडगा सव्वरयणामया अच्छा जाव पडिरूवा । १२८- तेसि णं दाराणं उभओ पासे दुहओ निसीहियाए सोलस सोलस घंटापरिवाडीओ पन्नत्ता, तासि णं घंटाणं इमेयारुवे वनावासे पन्नते. १३२ - तेसिं णं दाराणं उभओ पासे सोलस सोलस तोरणा पन्नता, णाणामणिमया णाणामणिमएसु खंभेसु उवणिविट्ठसन्निविट्ठा जाव पउम-हत्थगा। स्तूप - वर्णन १६६ - तेसिं णं पेच्छाघरमंडवाणं पुरओ पत्तेयं-पत्तेयं मणिपेढियाओ पण्णत्ताओ। ताओ णं मणिपेढियातो सोलस-सोलस जोयणाई आयामविक्खंभेणं, अट्ट जोयणाई बाहल्लेणं, सव्वमणिईओ अच्छाओ पडिरूवाओ। तेसिं णं थूभाणं उवरिं अटुट्ठ मंगलगा, झया छत्तातिछत्ता जाव सहस्सपत्तहत्थया । तेसिं णं थूभाणं पत्तेयं-पत्तेयं चउद्दिसिं मणि-पेढियातो पण्णत्ताओ । ताओ णं मणिपेढियातो अट्ट जोयणाई आयामविखंभेणं, चत्तारि जोयणाई बाहल्लेणं, सव्वमणि-मईओ अच्छाओ जाव पडिरूवातो ।
- Rayapasaniya sutta 41 V.Smith, Jaina stupa ....at Mathura..., PI., LXXXIII, XLIII 42 २३ - खिप्पामेव भो ! देवाणुप्पिया। अणेगखम्भसयसंनिविट्ठ लीलट्ठियसालभंजियागं, ईहामिय-उसभ
तुरग-नर-मगर-विहग-वालग-किंनर-रूरू-सरभ.चमर-कुञ्जर-वणलय-पउमलय-भत्तिचित्तं, खंभुग्गयवइरवेइयापरिगयाभिरामं विज्जाहरजमलजुयलजंतजुत्तंपिव अच्चीसहस्समालणीयं रूवगसहस्सकलियं भिसमाणं भिब्भिसमाणं चक्खुल्लोयणलेसं सुहफासं सस्सिरीयरुवं घण्टावलिचलियमहूरमणहरसरं सुहंकन्तं दरिसणिज्जं णिउणउचियभिसिभिसिंतमणिरयणघण्टियाजालपरिक्खित्तं जोयणसयसहस्सवित्थिण्णं दिव्वं गमणसज्जं सिग्घगमणं णाम जाणविमाणं विउव्वाहि, विउव्वित्ता खिप्पामेव एयमाणत्तियं पच्चप्पिणाहि । ।
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