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years and seven and a half months remaining for the comple tion of the third ara.
During the fourth ára of one kota-koti years minus forty two thousand years, twenty-three Tirthankaras-the Lords of the Three Worlds-flourished.
After the lapse of three years and seven and a half months after my Nirvana, the Fifth Āra will commence.
During the life-time of the Tirthaikaras, Bhārata Varsa was very prosperous with wealth and corn; towns, villages, mines etc resembled celestial regions Villages appeared like towus and towns resembled déva-loka (land of gods); kinsmen were like kings, and the kings resembled Vaiframana (the dod of Wealth); the preceptors were as tranquil as the Moon; the parents des
विज्जाण मन्ततन्तोसहीण मणिपुष्फफरसाणं च । रूवाउपरिदीणं संगणुच्चत्तधम्माणं ॥ ३३॥ दुसपकाळे होही मुहभागण सव्वेसि परिहाणी। एगन्तदुसमाए अमुहतरागं इमं सच्वं ॥ ३४ ॥ एवं परिहायन्ते होए चन्दो व्च कालपक्खम्मि । जे धम्पिया मणुस्सा मुजीवियं जीवियं वेसि ॥ ३५ ॥ दुप्पसहो आयरिओ फग्गुसिरी साहुणी णयपहाणा। सट्टो नाइलनामो सच्चसिरी सावियाणं च ॥३६ । वह विमलवाहणो वि य राया सुमुहो व तस्स उ अमच्चो। ए ए उ दूसमाए होहिन्ति अपच्छिमा भरहे ॥ ३७ ॥ दोरयणिपमाणतणू वीसयवासाउया य होइन्ति । दुप्पसहाई चउरो उक्कोसेणं च छट्टतवो ॥ ३८ ॥ दसवेयालियधारी वोहसपुची व पुज्जिही सहो । दुष्पसहो तित्थं पिव ता वहिही जाच सो चेव ।। ३९ ।।
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