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T Dhanya Anagar discarded food for sixty Bhaktas. Here the
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SA question arises as to what is Bhaki. In a day there are twotimes
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when meals are taken. These are called Bhakt. Thus in a month
O there are sixty Bhaktas.
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O When the accompanying monks noticed that Dhanya Anagar
PANT has breathed his last, they did meditation in the context of his
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PA death, the silent meditation done at the time of the death of a
O
person is called Parinirvana—pratyayik kayotsarg. To leave
At
CO attachment or care for the corpse of a monk is also called
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T
O parinirvana. They then picked up his pots and clothes, broom
A
T etc. They came straight to Bhagavan Mahavir and narrated the
O
pt3) entire event up to his death in a state of equanimity. They
* narrated his good qualities.
co In this aphorism, it is mentioned that after re-birth in
heaven, the soul of Dhanya is named as Dhanya Dev.It is said
that ne new nameis given to the souls that after life-span in
$s human state or animal state are re-born in heaven. They are
: known by their very name in the preceding life. There is no
k
r
o
practice of christening in heaven. In Jnata Sutra, a frog
ot (Dardur) after completing life-span was re-born in heaven.
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o He was known as Dardur Dev. So Dhanyain heaven is known as
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iro Dhanya Dev (god). Ga
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Thelife-span of angels living in Anuttar Vimanis discussed in yn4‘
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s Anuyoga-dvar Sutra. It is mentioned that the minimumlife-span eR
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¥ of angels in four Anuttar Vimans—Viyay, Vijayant, Jayant and EYB|
O Aparajit, is thirty one Sagaropam and the maximum isthirty OO
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O three Sagaropam. In Sarvarth Siddh Viman it is thirty three O
AT Sagaropam—neither morenorless. eiDjG
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TNAF The words Palyopam and Sagaropam denote periods of Y
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RE innumerable years. In Jain scriptures these words have been ERea
T O
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used quite often.
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E To explain the life-span in hellish existence and angelic
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OT existence the words Palyopam and Sagaropam have been used. O
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In order to understand thelife-span of thirty three Sagaropam
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teB in the present case, it is pertinent to know Palyopam. It is
o
explained in brief as under—
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