Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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studies in THE BHAGAWATI SŪTRA (Ch. VI of time, such as, samaya, avalikā upto utsar piņās, avasarpiņās, etc. It is the first cause of all.
The Moon
The moon is called Sasi for there are in its heavenly house (Mrgānka-vimāna) beautiful gods and goddesses, nice seat, bed, pillars and other articles, and it is also placid, lovely, charming, pleasant, good-looking and handsome. It is the conception of the celestial abode of the gods." Courses of the Sun
It is explained in this canonical work that in the Jambūdvípa island two suns are seen far and near (though far) at the rising and setting times due to the non-diffusion (resistance) of their light, and near and far (though near) at the moment of midday due to the cause of extreme heat of light.3
It is further stated that they are equal in altitude every. where at the above mentioned three moments.
The two suns pervade' and illuminate the present space of the Universe but not its past and future spaces.
They make bright the space touched by their respective rays (tejasă sprstar) but not the untouched one as a rule in the six directions.
Thus they cause to shine and make hot and lustrous the present space pervaded by their rays in six directions.
They shine upon a space of one hundred yojanas above, that of eighteen hundred yojanas below and that of forty-six thousand two hundred and sixty-three and more by 1/21st part yojanas horizontally.?
Then it is explained that the setting sun soon comes in view from the very intervening space from which the rising sun comes.
1 Bhs, 12, 6. 455. 11, 12, 6, 454. 8 16, 8, 8, 344. 4.5 16, 8, 8, 344.
Ib, 8, 8, 344. Here the touching of the space by the rays of the sun means that space
where the sun rays fall, enter and pervade. 7 1b, 8, 8, 344.
8 16, 1, 6, 50.