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68. धायइसंडे णं दीवे अट्ठसद्धिं चक्कवट्टिविजया अट्ठसद्धिं रायधाणीतो पण्णत्ताओ। 'उक्कोसपदे अट्ठसद्धिं अरहंता समुप्पजिसु वा ३। एवं चक्कवट्टी बलदेवा वासुदेवा। पुक्खरवरदीवड्डे णं अट्ठसद्धिं विजया एवं चेव जाव वासुदेवा। विमलस्स णं अरहतो अट्ठसटुिं समणसाहस्सीतो उक्कोसिया समणसंपदा होत्था।
In the continent of Dhātakikhanda, sixty-eight territoriesA (vijaya) and sixty-eight capitals are expounded of sixty-eight universal monarchs. Sixtyeight Seers, at the most, took birth (in past), take birth (at present) and will take birth (in future) [in the continent of Dhātakikhanda]. Likewise, [to be described about) universal monarchs, Baladevas and VāsudevasB. In half of Puskaravara continent, sixty-eight territories, like wise, up to Vasudevas. Seer Vimalanāth had the excellent treasure of sixty-eight thousand monks.
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1. Free Coli . 2. 'Hufory at Hyusifa at Hyufoutrilet at sfa''z' Frarref:11
Notes A. There may take birth one Seer, one universal monarch, one Baladeva and one Vasudeva in each Vijaya(territory). There are thirty-two Vijayas in each half of the Dhātaki region, two each in Bharat and Airavat region. Thus taking the total to be (32+ 32 +2+2) sixty-eight. Similarly, is the case with half island of Puşkaravara. B. This aphorism describes that there are sixty eight universal monarch and sixty-eight Vasudevas, at the most, in Dhātakī region. The commentator Abhayadevasūri, in disagreement with it, claims that possibility of the existence sixty-eight universal monarchs and sixty-eight Vasudevas at the same time does not arise. He asserts that universal monarchs. and Vāsudevas are not found together. Sixty universal monarchs and eight Vāsudevas or sixty Vāsudevas and eight universal monarchs can exist at a given time”.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 80. 2. Ibid.
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