Book Title: Samavayangasuttam
Author(s): Ashok Kumar Singh
Publisher: B L Institute of Indology

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________________ Samavāya thirty-four 141 kinnara, kimpuruşa, garuda, gandharva and mahoraga listen to the religion with happy mind at the feet of Seers, 25. The visiting heretic preceptors pay homage [to Seers], 26. Visiting disputants are rendered speechless at his feet (in his presence), 27. Wherever the Venerable Seers travel, in twenty-five yojana.[area] there is no calamity 28. [There) is no epidemic, 29. [There) is no (disturbance) in own army, 30. [There) is no [disturbance) from the army of enemy, 31. [There) is no excessive rain, 32. [There] is no excessive drought, 33. [There] is no famine, 34. [At his arrival] earlier spread epidemics and diseases are subsided soon. जंबुद्दीवेणं दीवे चउत्तीसं चक्कवट्टिविजया पण्णत्ता, तंजहा-बत्तीसं महाविदेहे, 30भरहे, एरवए। जंबुद्दीवे णं दीवे चोत्तीसं दीहवेयड्डा पण्णत्ता। जंबुद्दीवे णं दीवे उक्कोसपदे चोत्तीसं तित्थकरा समुप्पजति।चमरस्स णं असुरिंदस्स असुररण्णो चोत्तीसं निरयावाससतसहस्सा पण्णत्ता। पढम-पंचम-छट्ठी-सत्तमासु चउसु पुढवीसु चोत्तीसं निरयावाससतसहस्सा पण्णत्ता। The thirty-four regions of the victory of the universal monarchs are expounded, namely: thirty-two in Mahāvideha [and] two (one each) in Bharata and Airāvata. The thirty-four major Vaitādhyas are expounded in the continent of Jambūdvipa. In this continent, thirty-four Seers, at the most, take birth. Thirty-four lac dwellings of demon king, lord Camara are expounded. Thirtyfour lac infernal dwellings are expounded on the four earths (viz.) the first (gem-lustre), fifth (Smoke-lustre), sixth (Dark-lustre) and seventh (Thick dark lustre). In 30. TETANT TO BITI at yoll Notes A. There are thirty four vijayas (territories)in the island of Jambū, thirty two in Mahāvideha region, one each in Bharat and Airāvata region. In case, each vijaya has one Seer, their number will be, at the most, thirty-four. Abhayadevasūri maintains that only four Seers take birth at a time. There are two thrones each on the rock-surfaces of the eastern Meru and western Meru. The consecration of only four seers may be performed on these thrones, Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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