Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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Tatyartha Sutram
5 ger, Anuttara (heavens, 1 e.)
fa4, Vuaya, e, Vaijayanta , 3977, Jayanta ;
971fona, Aparajita , Halelfafe, Sarvartha-siddhi, Above the Sarvartha-siddhi, is the f , Siddha-kshetra, the place of Liberated souls.
The first heaven i Saudharama is the nearest, because its central heavenly car or abode (farma Vimana) is only one hair's breadth from the top of the Central Meru, (arr). This Meru is 1,00,040 yojanas high, 1,000 yojanas of it are embedded in the earth, the rest is above, the top being 40 yojanas.
The Fat Heavenly have 12 classes because there are 12 Indras in the 16 heavens as follows: The 1, 2, 3, 4 heavens have one Indra each ; e, 4 Indras
named after their heavens. 5, 6
only, 1.e., 1 Brahmednra 7, 8 , , , , 1 Lantava. 9, 10
1 Shukra. 11, 12
1 Satara The 13, 14, 15, 16
4 named after their heavens.
Total Indras...12.
The 16 heavens have 52 layers (Palalal, 2.e, 31, 7, 4, 2, 1, 1 respectively for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th pairs of heavens, and 6 for the 7th and the 8th paits.
There are 9 for the 9 Graiveyakas.
1 , 9 Anudisas,
1 „ ,5 Anuttaras, In all there are 63 layers (Patala).
SUTRA 20 स्थितिप्रभावसुखद्युतिलेश्याविशुद्धीन्द्रियावधिविषयतेोऽधिका. ॥ २० ॥
Sthiti prabhava sukha dyuti lesya vishuddhindriya. vadbi vigayatoadhikah.
Age, power, enjoyment, brilliance, purity of lesya (paint and thought colour) sense-faculties, visual knowledge-(all) these go on increasing (as we go from the lower to the higher heavens.)