Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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princes a lac of lamps." With the fire from the Master's pyre, they restore the extinct fires of the pyres of the Ikṣvāku and other ascetics. With the fire from the pyre of the Ikṣvāku Rishis, they revived the extinct fire of the pyre of the other ascetics. But they do not transfer the fire from the pyre of the other ascetics to the fire from the other two pyres. Even today that is the rule among the Brahmans. Some took ashes and devotedly worshipped the ashes. From that time there have been ascetics decorated with ashes. In the places of the three pyres the gods made three jeweled stūpas that were like three new peaks of Mt. Aṣṭāpada. Then in the continent Nandiśvara the gods and Indras made a festival to the eternal images, and departed each to his own abode. The Indras-in their own separate palaces and in their assembly-hall, Sudharma-put the Master's teeth in round diamond boxes on top of Maṇavapillars 402 and worshipped them constantly. By their power they (the Indras) always had victory and happiness.
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Description of the memorial caitya (566-637)
Near the Master's cremation-ground Bharata had the carpenter-jewel erect a temple of jeweled slabs, a yojana square, three gavyūtis high, named Sinhaniṣadyā, like a foot-print of the house of nirvana. It had four doors made of crystal, beautiful as those of the Master's samavasaraṇa. On both sides of each door were sixteen jeweled sandal-wood pitchers, like treasuries of the
401 557. It is customary to burn lamps before idols in connection with a prayer, or to vow to light so many lamps in return for a prayer granted. These may be lighted in the house, and ordinarily they are allowed to burn for a short time and then go out. But in the case of wealthy people the vow might be to keep them burning in perpetuity, as is done in temples. MW refers to a Lakṣadīpakalpa and a Lakṣa. dipavratodyāpana which I have not seen, but Hemadri's Caturvarga Cintāmaṇi has a chap. on Dipadānavidhi, Part II, Vol. II, p. 475 ff.
408 564. Manava is the name of the pillars so used. Cf. Tri. 2. 6. 700, māṇavakābhidheṣu stambheşu.