Tattvartha Sutram

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

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Tatvartha Sutram
antika heavenly beings live in the highest parts of the 5th heaven, called Brahmaloka.
These are so called because their connection with loka has come to an end, 1. e., in their next incarnation they shall be born as human beings and shall attain Liberation
SUTRA 25 सारस्वतादित्यवहयरुणगर्दतोयतुषिताव्याबाधारिष्टाश्च ॥ २५ ॥ Sarasvataditya vabnyaruna garadatoya tusita vyabadha
ristascha (These Laukantikas are of the following 8 classes )
acha Saraswat, am Aditya, aga Vahni, u Aruna, na ata Gardato ya, gafa Tusita, gejay Ayyabadha, and fe Arista,
There are 16 more classes, 2 in the 8 intervals formed by the above 8 classes. In all, there are 24 classes. The names of their heavens take after them.
They are all alike and independent; and without sexual desire and therefore called tara Devarsi They descend and attend to the Tirthankaras, when the latter make up their minds to renounce the world.
The number of Laukantika celestial being is 4,07,806.
SUTRA 26 farrafagle THT: # PE II
Vijayadisu dvicharmah. In the (4 ngar Anuttara heavens, i e.) Vijaya, etc, (1. e. Vijaya. nta Jayanta, Aparajita, and they af Anudishas, those heavenly beings are born, who shall attain Liberation at the most after having incarnated (as a human being) twice.
[All these are beings with right belief (1989 )]
SUTRA 27 ot99766772: staractata. Il poll Aupapadika manusyebhyah shesastiryagyonayah.
Other than those born by instantaneous rise, (1 e., hellish and celestial beings) and human beings, are sub-human beings, 1, e, Triyancha तिर्यच.