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banglows. The proportion of all these banglows is half of the former one, taken in serial order i. e. The first four lofty mansions were half of the main palace and so on.
( 35 ) तयद्धुच्चत्तपमाणमेत्त ( तद् + अर्ध + उच्चत्व + प्रमाण+ मात्र ) the proportion of height was half of it. बावट्ठि ( द्वाषष्ठि ) Sixty two.
(36) Summary-In this Sutra, Sohamma assembly hall, the surrounding parts, doors, pedestals, theatrical bowers, Mahinda and other banners, Manvag sacred pillar, and Paumvarveiya, are described in glowing words. On Manavag pillar, the bones of the thighs of the prophets are kept in adamantine boxes which are worthy to be worshipped by Suriyabha god and other gods and goddesses.
(36) साइरेग (स+अतिरेक) a little bit more. तावयचेव पवेसेण ( तावन्त्येव प्रवेशेन ) by the entrance of the same size. मुहमंडव ( मुखमंडप ) a platform in front of a temple or a house. थूभ ( स्तूप) a mound erected for keeping sacred relics. मणिपेढिया ( मणिपीठिका) a stool made of gems.- जिणुस्सेहपमाणमेस (जिन + उत्से ह + प्रमाण + मात्र) having the same height (उत्सेह) as that of the prophets.. सनिखित्त (सनिक्षित) placed; installed सर्पालिथंकनिसन्न (स+पर्यङ्कासन निषण्णः ) sitting in पर्यक posture. वद्धमाण ( वर्धमान) Lord Mahāvir. He is known by different names viz. सम्मति; वीर, वर्धमान श्रमण, महावीर, etc. वारिसेण (वारिषेण) the twenty fourth
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