Lord Mahavira Vol 02

Author(s): S C Rampuria
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati Institute

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Gospels of Lord Mahâvîra
The next four chapters furnish us with the religious way of life of four other lay people. Each one of them was threatened by one God or another, with the loss of life, sons, health and property respectively. The sixth chapter deals with the life of Kunda Koliya who had a deep-root faith in Lord Mahâvîra's teachings. The seventh describes the story of Saddaputta. Lord Mahâvîra convinces him by arguments that the doctrine of Gosala is faulty. The eighth states as to how Revai (Skt-Revati) harasses her husband Mahasayaga by subjecting him to temptation to enjoy pleasures. The remaining two chapters relate the story of the quiet and peaceful lives led by Nandimitriya and Salinipriya, the last two out of the ten devotees of Lord Mahâvîra. 8. Antagadadasa
There is only one sayakhandha in this eighth Anga: It deals with the lives of the ten Antakrtkevalins who become siddhas (liberated souls) after their death. 9. Anuttarovavaiyadasa
This ninth Anga has been divided into three vaggas. It deals with the lives of persons, who after their death, were born as gods in the Anuttaravimana and who would later come to this world, take a human birth and would attain the state of siddhahood by their own efforts in the same life. The last suttas of this Anga mention some of the noble thoughts of Lord Mahâvîra. 10. Panhavagarana
This Anga is composed of ten ajjhayanas, out of which the first five deal with asrava and the last five with Samvara. The names of anarya tribes and those of nine grahas are mentioned in it. A notable feature of this Anga is that it deals with Vidyas and mantras.
11. Vivagasaya
This eleventh Anga deals with the good and bad fruits of action done in previous births after their coming to the stage of fruition, through narratives. Sixteen diseases and their remedies have also been mentioned here. It also shows how the science of medicine was developed in those days. The science of surgery has also been noted. It also deals with the good and bad elements of the human society.