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Meaning:
The empyrean (Vaim nika) gods are the fourth class.
Q.IV.16.1 A.IV.16.1
Who are the empyrean gods (vaim nika)? The abodes, which make the beings residing in them feel as possessing merit are called vim na. The living beings residing in them are called the empyrean gods.
Q.IV.16.2 A.IV.16.2
What are the peculiarities of the heavenly beings? The most significant peculiarity of heavenly beings is they attain liberation minimum in two births (dvicarama), the first as heavenly and the second as human beings.
Q.IV.16.3 A.IV.16.3
How many types of heavenly abodes (vim na) are there? They are of three types namely: Indra, ren baddha and Prak rnaka.
Q.IV.16.4 A.IV.16.4
Where are heavenly abodes of lords located? They are located in the middle and are like the lords.
Q.IV.16.5 A.IV.16.5
What are ren baddha heavenly abodes? These are the heavenly abodes which exist around heavenly abode of the lords' type, like series of space points in the four directions.
Q.IV.16.6 A.IV.16.6
What are Prak rnaka heavenly abodes? These are the heavenly abodes which are scattered like flowers in the intermediate points of the compass.
Q.IV.16.7
A.IV.16.7
How many Jina temples are there in the heavenly abodes? Are they natural or created by someone? All Jina temples in the heavenly abodes are natural and they number eighty four lakhs ninety seven thousand and twenty three.
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dYi kj i Vuk% dYi krhrk'p IV.17 Kalpopapann h kalp tt ca
VFk% Meaning:
os nks i kj ds g% dyi ki ilu vks dyi krhrA They are born in the kalpas and beyond the kalpas.
Q.IV.17.1 A.IV.17.1
How many kinds of heavenly beings are there? There are two kinds, namely: those born in the heavens (kalpopapanna) and those born beyond heavens (kalp t ta).
Q.IV.17.2 A.IV.17.2
Who are the heavenly beings born in the heavens? The heavenly beings born in the sixteen heavens / kalpas are called kalpopapanna.
Q.IV.17.3 A.IV.17.3
Who are called 'born beyond the heavens'? The living beings born in the space above (or beyond) the sixteen heavens/kalpas are called kalp t ta.
Q.IV.17.4
Who are the kalp t ta heavenly beings?
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