Book Title: Tirthankar Mahavir
Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra Mahavira: "O Roha! Both universe and non-universe are eternal, they have neither beginning nor end, so the temporal relation of priority- posteriority does not exist between them." Roha : "O venerable one! What is first in time-sentient substance (soul) or insentient substance?" Mahavira: "O Roha! Both the sentient substance and insentient substance are eternal. So even in their case there exists no relation of priority-posteriority. ." Roha www.kobatirth.org Mahavira: "O Roha! Both bhavasiddhika and abhavasiddhika are eternal. So there is no order of priority-posteriority in their case." Roha : "O venerable one! Who is first in time-siddha or asiddha?" Mahavira: "O Roha! Both siddha and asiddha are eternal. So there is no order of occurrence in their case." Roha Roha : "O venerable one! What is first in time Mahavira: "O Roha! From where came an egg ?" Roha : "O venerable one! Certainly from a hen." Mahavira: "O Roha! From where came the hen ?" Roha : "O venerable one! Certainly from an egg." Mahavira: "O Roha! Egg and hen are eternal. Both are there from the beginningless time." : "O venerable one! Which is first in time-bhavasiddhika or abhavasiddhika ?" Roha 154 a hen or an egg?" Mahavira: "O Roha! Both lokanta and alokanta exist from the beginningless time. So there obtains no temporal priorityposteriority relation between them." : "O venerable one! Which is first in time-lokanta or alokanta 1" : "O venerable one! Which is first in time-loka or the seventh avakashantara?" Mahavira: "O Roha! Both loka and seventh avakashantara are eternal. They are beginningless. So there is no temporal order of their coming into existence." For Private And Personal Use Only Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir

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