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Out of these ten only Uvasagga seem to be accepted by the Tiloyapannatti when it describes the special features of Hundāvasarpini and says that 7 th. 23rd and the last 24th Tīrthankaras have Uvasagga :
मत्तमतेवी संतिमतित्थयराणं च उवसग्गो ।। ४. १६२०
These and other views13 of T. go to prove that it is a Sve. work.
Contents of the Work :
After eulogy to Tīrthanakaras14 Rsabha etc., (1-3) and Sramanasangha (4 a) the author proposes to write in short about the degradation of the Tittha (Titthogali) (4b). Originally this was preached by Lord Mahāvīra at Gunasila Caitya in Rajagraha (5-6).
Kala is beginningless and endless and it is divided in twelve araga. It is permanent as well as impermanent according to different Nayas. Absolute or extreme view is wrong. Jainas preach Non-absolutism (Anekānta) (7-8). In Bharata and Aryavata there are Avasarapini and Utsarpinī but in the rest of the world there is no change in Kāla (9). Duration of two cycles, their nature, six divisions of each cycle, duration of division etc. (10-25), condition in (1) Susamasusma (26-54), Description of (2) Susama (55-62), of (3) Susamadusama (63-), in the last part of Susamadusama, 7 Kulakaras are born on after another of which the last is Nabhi and his wife is Marudevi (70-94). Narration of the Life of Rishabha begins (95), 13-14 Dreams (110-), their result (118-), gods' arrival to serve the mother (127), miracles at the time of birth (132-), coming of Disakumaris (136) and other gods Bhavanapati etc (182), moving of the thrones of Sakra, etc. praise and performance of bath ceremony by them at Sumeru (188), presents by the gods (267-). indra's arrival for the establishment of the Iksvaku Vansa (278), marriage and the birth of Bharat etc. (280), enthronement of Rsabha as a king (285), Diksha (292), Bharat and his Jewels (294).
Eulogy of 24 Tirthankaras and various information about them (305) regarding their previous last birth as gods (306), their other contemporary Tirthankaras (313), Varna (colour), Samsthana (358), Table of Tirthankars and Cakri (359), Height (362) Age (372), Vamsa (383), Gotra (384), names of those who became king or Cakri and who did not accept the kingdom (385) Rsabha was born at the end of Susama-Dusama and the rest in (4) Dusama-Susama (388), kingship or otherwise in previous birth (389). Sruta (390), place (391) and time of Diksha (392), companions at the time of Diksha (393), penances at the time of Diksha (399), when they attained Kevalajnana (402), place where they attained it (405), Caityavrksas (407), Month of attaining Kevaljnana (411),
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