Book Title: Lord Mahavira Vol 01
Author(s): S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

Previous | Next

Page 201
________________ 192 Lord Mahavira 4. Abhinandananatha Monkey Yakshanayaka Kalika 5. Sumatinatha Krauncha bird Tumburu Mahakali 6. Padmaprabha Lotus Kusuma Syama 7. Suparsvanatha Svastika Matanga Santa 8. Chandraprabha Moon Vijaya Bhikuti 9. Suvidhinatha Makara Ajita Sutaraka 10. Sitalanatha Srivatsa Brahma Asoka 11. Sreyamsanatha Rhinoceros Yakshet Manavi 12. Vasupujya Buffalo Kumara Chanda 13. Vimalanatha Boar Shanmukha Vidita 14. Anantanatha Falcon Patala Ankusa 15. Dharmanatha Thunderbolt Kinnara Kandarpa 16. Santinatha Deer Garuda Nirvani 17. Kunthunatha Goat Gandharva Bala 18. Aranatha Nandyavarta Yakshet Dharini 19. Mallinatha Pitcher Kubera Dharanapriya 20. Munisuvrata Tortoise Varuna Narandatta 21. Naminatha Blue lotus Bhrkuti Gandhari 22. Neminatha Conchshell Gomedha Ambika 23. Pârsvanatha Snake Pârsva Padmavati 24. Mahâvîra Lion Matanga Siddhayika One of the earliest stone images in round found in India, from Lohaniput in Patna belonging to the Maurya-Sunga period is regarded as the image of a Tîrthankara. The above table shows that there are some overlappings and repetitions in the nomenclature of the individual Yakshas or Upasakas (No. 7 and 24 and II and 18) and in one instance the name of a Sasnadevi occurs also as that of an Upasaka (No. 8 and 21). There is no doubt that this elaborate grouping was the result of gradual growth and became stereotyped at a later period. The subsidiary deities of the Jainas have been variously classified. Among them are included Hindu deities such as SriLakshmi, Ganesa, Kubera, etc. and also the Navagrahas, the Digpalas, the Vidyadevis and the Matrkas. The Vidyadevis are sixteen in number. They include Rohini, Prajnapti, Kali, Mahakali, Gauri, Manavi, etc. and are headed by Sarasvati. Theory of Knowledge: Saptanaya and Syâdvâda The Jainas admit five kinds of knowledge: mati (knowledge by means of senses and mind, including smrti and tarka), sruti (knowledge by testimony), avadhi (knowledge of things even at a

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320