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1Ascetic), because he sustains dreadful dangers and fears, the noble nakedness, and the miseries of the world; the name Venerable Ascetic Mahavira has been given to him by the gods’. The Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira’s father belonged to the K4syapa gotra; he had three names: Siddhértha, Srey4msa, and Gasamsa‘. His mother belonged to the V4sish¢#a gotra, and had three names: Trisalé, Videhadatté, and Priyakarizt. His paternal uncle Suparsva belonged to the Kasyapa gotra. His eldest brother, Nandivardhana, and his eldest sister, Sudarsana, belonged both to the Kasyapa gotra. His wife Yasod4 belonged to the Kauadinya gotra. His daughter, who belonged to the Kasyapa gotra, had two names: AzoggA and ? Michelia Champaka. * Cf. Kalpa Sfttra, § ro. 5 Cf. Kalpa Sftra, § 108. * The spaced words are Prakrit, the Sanskrit form of which cannot be made out with certainty. (22] fe) 194 AKARANGA SOTRA. Priyadarsané. His granddaughter, who belonged to the Kausika gotra, had two names: Seshavatt and Yasovatt?, (15) The Venerable Ascetic Mahdvira’s parents were worshippers of Parsva and followers of the Sramamas. During many years they were followers of the Sramamas, and for the sake of protecting the sixclasses of lives they observed, blamed, repented, confessed, and did penance according to their sins. Ona bed of Kusa-grass they rejected all food, and their bodies dried up by the last mortification of the flesh, which is to end in death. Thus they died in the proper month, and, leaving their bodies, were born as gods in Adbhuta Kalpa. Thence descending after the termination of their allotted length of life, they will, in Mahavideha, with their departing breath, reach absolute perfection, wisdom, liberation, final Nirvana, and the end of all misery. (16) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, a G#dtrz Kshatriya, G#atrzputra, a Videha, son of Videhadatt4, a native of Videha, a prince of Videha, lived thirty years amongst the householders under the name of ‘ Videha®.’ After his parents had gone to the worlds of the gods and he had fulfilled his promise, he gave up his gold and silver, his troops and chariots, and distributed, portioned out, and gave away his valuable treasures (consisting of) riches, corn, gold, pearls, &c., and distributed among those who wanted to make presents to others. Thus he gave away during a whole year. In the first month of winter, in the first fortnight, in the dark (fortnight) of M4rgasiras, * Cf. Kalpa Sftra, § 109. 2 Cf. Kalpa Sfitra, § 110. BOOK II, LECTURE 1§. 195 on its tenth day, while the moon was in conjunction with Uttaraphalgunt, he made up his mind to retire from the world. (17) A year before the best of Ginas will retire from the world, they continue to give away their property, from the rising of the sun. i. One krore and eight lacks of gold is his gift at the rising of the sun, as if it were his morning meal. ii.
2(17) A year before the best of Ginas will retire from the world, they continue to give away their property, from the rising of the sun. i. One krore and eight lacks of gold is his gift at the rising of the sun, as if it were his morning meal. ii. Three hundred and eighty-eight krores and eighty lacks were given in one year. iii. The Kuzdaladharas of Vaisramaza, the Laukantika and Maharddhika gods in the fifteen Karmabhimis! wake the Tirthakara. iv. In Brahma Kalpa and in the line of Kvzshaas, the Laukantika VimAdnas are eightfold and infinite in number. v. These orders of gods wake the best of Ginas, the Venerable Vira : ‘Arhat! propagate the religion which is a blessing to all creatures in the world!’ vi. When the gods and goddesses (of the four orders of) Bhavanapatis, Vyantaras, Gyotishkas, and Vimanavasins had become aware of the Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira’s intention to retire from the world, they assumed their proper form, dress, and ensigns, ascended with their proper pomp and splendour, together with their whole retinue, their own vehicles and chariots, and rejecting all-gross matter, retained only the subtile matter. Then they rose and with that excellent, quick, swift, rapid, divine motion of the gods they came down again crossing numberless continents and oceans till they arrived in Gambi- 1 Those parts of the world which are inhabited by men who practise religious duties, are called Karmabhfimi, In Gambfdvipa they are Bharata, Airdvata, and Videha. O02 196 AKARANGA SOTRA. dvipa at the northern Kshatriya part of the place Kuzdapura; in the north-eastern quarter of it they suddenly halted. (18) Sakra, the leader and king of the gods, quietly and slowly stopped his vehicle and chariot, quietly and slowly descended from it, and went apart. There he underwent a great transformation, and produced by magic a great, beautiful, lovely, fine-shaped divine pavilion 1, which was ornamented with many designs in precious stones, gold, and pearls. In the middle part of that divine pavilion he produced one great throne of the same description, with a footstool. (19)
3In the middle part of that divine pavilion he produced one great throne of the same description, with a footstool. (19) Then he went where the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira was, and thrice circumambulating him from left to right, he praised and worshipped him. Leading him to the divine pavilion, he softly placed him with the face towards the east on the throne, anointed him with hundredfold and thousandfold refined oil, with perfumes and decoctions, bathed him with pure water, and rubbed him with beautifying cool sandal ?, laid on a piece of cloth worth a lack. He clad him in a pair of robes so light that the smallest breath would carry them away; they were manufactured in a famous city, praised by clever artists, soft as the fume of horses, interwoven with gold by skilful masters, and ornamented with designs of flamingos. Then (the god) decked him with necklaces of many and fewer strings, with one hanging down over his breast and one consisting of one row of pearls, with a garland, a golden string, a turban, a diadem, wreaths of precious stones, and decorated him with 1 Devakhamdaya in the original. My translation is but a guess. ® Gosirsha and red sandal. BOOK II, LECTURE 15. 197 garlands, ribbons, scarves, and sashes like the Kalpavvzksha. (20) The god then, for a second time, underwent a great transformation, and produced by magic the great palankin, called Kandraprabha?, which a thousand men carry. (This palankin) was adorned with pictures of wolves, bulls, horses, men, dolphins, birds, monkeys, elephants, antelopes, sarabhas?, yacks, tigers, lions, creeping plants, and a train of couples of Vidyddharas ; it had a halo of thousands of rays; it was decorated with thousands of brilliant glittering rupees; its lustre was mild and bright; the eyes could not bear its light; it shone with heaps and masses of pearls; it was hung with strings and ribbons, and with golden excellent necklaces, extremely beautiful; it was embellished with designs of lotuses and many other plants; its cupola was adorned with many precious stones of five colours, with bells and flags; it was conspicuous, lovely, beautiful, splendid, magnificent. (21) This palankin was brought for the best of Ginas, who is free from old age and death; it was hung with wreaths and garlands of divine flowers, grown in water or on dry ground. vii. In the middle of the palankin (was) a costly throne covered with a divine cloth, precious stones and silver, with a footstool, for the best of Ginas. viii. He wore on his head a chaplet and a diadem, his body was shining, and he was adorned with many ornaments; he had put on a robe of muslin worth a lack. ix. 1 I. e. shining like the moon. * A fabulous animal with eight legs. 198 AKARANGA SOTRA. After a fast of three days, with a glorious resolution he ascended the supreme palankin, purifying all by his light. x.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1Ascetic), because he sustains dreadful dangers and fears, the noble nakedness, and the miseries of the world; the name Venerable Ascetic Mahavira has been given to him by the gods’. The Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira’s father belonged to the K4syapa gotra; he had three names: Siddhértha, Srey4msa, and Gasamsa‘. His mother belonged to the V4sish¢#a gotra, and had three names: Trisalé, Videhadatté, and Priyakarizt. His paternal uncle Suparsva belonged to the Kasyapa gotra. His eldest brother, Nandivardhana, and his eldest sister, Sudarsana, belonged both to the Kasyapa gotra. His wife Yasod4 belonged to the Kauadinya gotra. His daughter, who belonged to the Kasyapa gotra, had two names: AzoggA and ? Michelia Champaka. * Cf. Kalpa Sfttra, § ro. 5 Cf. Kalpa Sftra, § 108. * The spaced words are Prakrit, the Sanskrit form of which cannot be made out with certainty. (22] fe) 194 AKARANGA SOTRA. Priyadarsané. His granddaughter, who belonged to the Kausika gotra, had two names: Seshavatt and Yasovatt?, (15) The Venerable Ascetic Mahdvira’s parents were worshippers of Parsva and followers of the Sramamas. During many years they were followers of the Sramamas, and for the sake of protecting the sixclasses of lives they observed, blamed, repented, confessed, and did penance according to their sins. Ona bed of Kusa-grass they rejected all food, and their bodies dried up by the last mortification of the flesh, which is to end in death. Thus they died in the proper month, and, leaving their bodies, were born as gods in Adbhuta Kalpa. Thence descending after the termination of their allotted length of life, they will, in Mahavideha, with their departing breath, reach absolute perfection, wisdom, liberation, final Nirvana, and the end of all misery. (16) In that period, in that age the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira, a G#dtrz Kshatriya, G#atrzputra, a Videha, son of Videhadatt4, a native of Videha, a prince of Videha, lived thirty years amongst the householders under the name of ‘ Videha®.’ After his parents had gone to the worlds of the gods and he had fulfilled his promise, he gave up his gold and silver, his troops and chariots, and distributed, portioned out, and gave away his valuable treasures (consisting of) riches, corn, gold, pearls, &c., and distributed among those who wanted to make presents to others. Thus he gave away during a whole year. In the first month of winter, in the first fortnight, in the dark (fortnight) of M4rgasiras, * Cf. Kalpa Sftra, § 109. 2 Cf. Kalpa Sfitra, § 110. BOOK II, LECTURE 1§. 195 on its tenth day, while the moon was in conjunction with Uttaraphalgunt, he made up his mind to retire from the world. (17) A year before the best of Ginas will retire from the world, they continue to give away their property, from the rising of the sun. i. One krore and eight lacks of gold is his gift at the rising of the sun, as if it were his morning meal. ii.
2(17) A year before the best of Ginas will retire from the world, they continue to give away their property, from the rising of the sun. i. One krore and eight lacks of gold is his gift at the rising of the sun, as if it were his morning meal. ii. Three hundred and eighty-eight krores and eighty lacks were given in one year. iii. The Kuzdaladharas of Vaisramaza, the Laukantika and Maharddhika gods in the fifteen Karmabhimis! wake the Tirthakara. iv. In Brahma Kalpa and in the line of Kvzshaas, the Laukantika VimAdnas are eightfold and infinite in number. v. These orders of gods wake the best of Ginas, the Venerable Vira : ‘Arhat! propagate the religion which is a blessing to all creatures in the world!’ vi. When the gods and goddesses (of the four orders of) Bhavanapatis, Vyantaras, Gyotishkas, and Vimanavasins had become aware of the Venerable Ascetic Mah4vira’s intention to retire from the world, they assumed their proper form, dress, and ensigns, ascended with their proper pomp and splendour, together with their whole retinue, their own vehicles and chariots, and rejecting all-gross matter, retained only the subtile matter. Then they rose and with that excellent, quick, swift, rapid, divine motion of the gods they came down again crossing numberless continents and oceans till they arrived in Gambi- 1 Those parts of the world which are inhabited by men who practise religious duties, are called Karmabhfimi, In Gambfdvipa they are Bharata, Airdvata, and Videha. O02 196 AKARANGA SOTRA. dvipa at the northern Kshatriya part of the place Kuzdapura; in the north-eastern quarter of it they suddenly halted. (18) Sakra, the leader and king of the gods, quietly and slowly stopped his vehicle and chariot, quietly and slowly descended from it, and went apart. There he underwent a great transformation, and produced by magic a great, beautiful, lovely, fine-shaped divine pavilion 1, which was ornamented with many designs in precious stones, gold, and pearls. In the middle part of that divine pavilion he produced one great throne of the same description, with a footstool. (19)
3In the middle part of that divine pavilion he produced one great throne of the same description, with a footstool. (19) Then he went where the Venerable Ascetic Mahavira was, and thrice circumambulating him from left to right, he praised and worshipped him. Leading him to the divine pavilion, he softly placed him with the face towards the east on the throne, anointed him with hundredfold and thousandfold refined oil, with perfumes and decoctions, bathed him with pure water, and rubbed him with beautifying cool sandal ?, laid on a piece of cloth worth a lack. He clad him in a pair of robes so light that the smallest breath would carry them away; they were manufactured in a famous city, praised by clever artists, soft as the fume of horses, interwoven with gold by skilful masters, and ornamented with designs of flamingos. Then (the god) decked him with necklaces of many and fewer strings, with one hanging down over his breast and one consisting of one row of pearls, with a garland, a golden string, a turban, a diadem, wreaths of precious stones, and decorated him with 1 Devakhamdaya in the original. My translation is but a guess. ® Gosirsha and red sandal. BOOK II, LECTURE 15. 197 garlands, ribbons, scarves, and sashes like the Kalpavvzksha. (20) The god then, for a second time, underwent a great transformation, and produced by magic the great palankin, called Kandraprabha?, which a thousand men carry. (This palankin) was adorned with pictures of wolves, bulls, horses, men, dolphins, birds, monkeys, elephants, antelopes, sarabhas?, yacks, tigers, lions, creeping plants, and a train of couples of Vidyddharas ; it had a halo of thousands of rays; it was decorated with thousands of brilliant glittering rupees; its lustre was mild and bright; the eyes could not bear its light; it shone with heaps and masses of pearls; it was hung with strings and ribbons, and with golden excellent necklaces, extremely beautiful; it was embellished with designs of lotuses and many other plants; its cupola was adorned with many precious stones of five colours, with bells and flags; it was conspicuous, lovely, beautiful, splendid, magnificent. (21) This palankin was brought for the best of Ginas, who is free from old age and death; it was hung with wreaths and garlands of divine flowers, grown in water or on dry ground. vii. In the middle of the palankin (was) a costly throne covered with a divine cloth, precious stones and silver, with a footstool, for the best of Ginas. viii. He wore on his head a chaplet and a diadem, his body was shining, and he was adorned with many ornaments; he had put on a robe of muslin worth a lack. ix. 1 I. e. shining like the moon. * A fabulous animal with eight legs. 198 AKARANGA SOTRA. After a fast of three days, with a glorious resolution he ascended the supreme palankin, purifying all by his light. x.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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