Sacred Literature of Jains

Author(s): Ganeshchandra Lalwani, Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan

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SACREÐ LITERATURE OF THE JAINS
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, Book II. in three chapters, tiriccha kim gacchai, how does the sun e şideways?, viz. :
[407] 1. Bight different antagonistic opinions in reference to the rising
and setting of the sun. *** 2. Of the passing of the sun from one circle to another, etc.
3. Of the speed of the sun's motion through each of its 184 circles.
Book III. obhāsai kevaiyam ? how much (space) is illuminated (by sun or moon) ?
Book IV. Of the seyā, svetatā, the luminous body and field of illumination of the sun and moon.
en Book V. Of the resistance which is met with by the light of the gun (20 different pratipattis).
Book'vi. Of the nature of the sun's light, and of the continuance of the power of its beams.
A Book VH. Who draws to himself (absorbs) the light of the sun ?
Book VIII. of the rising of the sun, or of both the suns, in Jambudvipa, and of the 4, 12, 42, 72 suns in the other dvipa. .
Book IX. of the amount of shade in the different seasons.764 See Ind. Stud, 10, 284. *** Book X. in 22 chap. (about of the whole). Of the connection of the moon with the nakșatras, viz. :
1. avaliya, the order of succession of 28 naksatras beginning with
Abhijit.
oils 2: muhuttagge, the number of hours for the connection of each of
the naks. with the moon or with the sun.
(408) 3. bhāgā, the parts of the day or night (or of the heavens) which
belong to each of the nakşatras.
754 porisimandalan is cited in Nandi as a separate text.