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 SOTRA
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cañcā of Asurarāja Camara as compared to a rest house! and the account of the social position of Kārttikadatta of Hastināpura.'
The Bhs makes reference to the Jīvābhigama Sūtra in relation to the topics on the number of infernal worlds, pratisthāna (establishment) and Sunsthana (figure)* of Kalpaloka, Samayakşetras (human world), description of Lavaṇasamudra upto Lokasthitió (order of the universe), Jyotiska," Cakravāla of Lavana-Sumudra. Vikurvana (transformation) of infernal beings, six kinds of Samsāra-samīpannaka-jīvas (worldly beings),10 Yoni-Sangraha (place of birth)," duration of the state (or mode) of knowledge of all Jnānīs and Ajntānīs (knowers' right knowledge and wrong knowledge),12 the number of the moons upto stars in Jambidvāpa,19 in Lavana--Samudra,19 in Dhātakī. kchanda. Kalodadhi-Puskaravaradvīna. Abhyantara-Puškarārddha,' thus in all islands and seas upto Sayambhūramana,16 Antardvī pa upto those human beings as stated to be devalokaparigrahitas, the number of chief queens of the moon18 (namely, Candraprabhā, Jyotsnāprabhā, Arcimālī, Prabhar karā), Ekarukadvīpa and its location upto Suddhadantadvipale, the account of Jambidvāpa island, Lavana-Samudra etc., seas and their respective shapes extent upto that of Sayambhuramana20 the number of infernal worlds and their respective sizes?, existence of beings in these hells23, living conditions and experience of infernal beings in hells24, the account of the shape of island-seas except Jyotiska-mandala upto transformation in Jiva-upapāta (birth of beings) upto infinite times and Nigoda (minutest living beings); all these subjects are referred to in the Jīvābhiguma Sūtra for their detailed treatment.
1 Bhs, 13, 6, 490. 4 Ib, 2, 7, 115. 7 11, 3, 9, 179. 10 I1, 7, 4, 281. 19 1b, 9, 2, 363.
1b, 9.2; 363 (4). 19 Ib, 10, 34, 408. 33 16, 13, 4, 476. 25 16, 19, 6, 651.
- 16, 18, 2, 618. 6 Ib, 2, 9, 117. 8 Ib, 16th P.5, 2, 183. 11 16, 7, 5, 282. 14 Ib. 9, 2, 363 (4). 17 11, 9, (30-ff)-369. 20 10, 11, 9, 418. 29 16, 13, 4, 478. 28 16, 25, 5, 749,
8 16, 2, 3, 98. 6 Ib, 3, 3, 153. 9 lb, 5, 6, 209. 12 16, 8, 2, 323. 15 1b, 9, 2, 363(4), 18 1b, 10, 5, 406. 21 11, 12, 3, 444. 24 16, 14, 3, 509.