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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
The Last Five Upāngas
together called Nira yāyaliyão
Expounded in five sections Each of the first four comprising ten
lectures, and the last twelve.
First Section
called Niryavaliyão
Карріуй (Series of persons or (The Basis of a who went to hell)
series of texts)
First Lecture. The Story of Kala & his step-brothers.
1. At that time and at that period there was a town named Râyagiha which was
1. Nirayã valiyão is the title given to the last five Upãngay out of the twelve Upãngas in the Jain Canon. In fact 'Nirayávalijão' is the title of only the first out of tho five upãngas, but the whole collection is given this common name 'Nirayãvaliyão' because it forms, as the second title shows, the Kappiya or the Basis of the remaining four Upangas. ' Nirayãvaliyão' would, thus
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