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________________ 55. The sun and moon in their original form came to greet Mahāvīra. (77) 56. The Digambara list of the eighteen faults from which a Jina is free is changed into a different list. (For example: They do not consider a kevalin to be free from hunger and thirst.) (78) 57. They also make changes in the list of thirty-four atishayas of a Tirthankara. (78) 58 Camara, the King of the Vyantaras, went to conquer the King of the Saudharma heaven.”' (79) Seeing his adamantine stick, Camara then came to take refuge at the feet of Mahāvīra. (79) 59. 60. When a Jina attains nirvāna, his body does not evaporate entirely like a lightning (contrary to the Digambara belief). (80) If a householder sees a muni who is suffering from lust, he may offer a woman to him so that he does not abandon his mendicant life. (80) Even the body of a kevalin can cause destruction of beings. (80) When Mahāvira died, the gods gathered together and worshipped his jawbone.0 (81) 64. At the janma-kalyānaka of Mahāvīra, he shook Mount Meru (with his toe). (81) 65. There are only fourteen dreams, not sixteen (as the Digambaras hold), that foretell the birth of a Tīrthankara." (81) 66. Gangādevī lived for fifty-five thousand years. (82) 67. Cakravarti Bharata merely followed the ways of the world (i.e., he was unattached like a monk while still ruling his kingdom). (82) 68. There are not ninenty-six bhogabhūmnis. (86) Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006505
Book TitleCaurasi Bol
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorPadmanabh S Jaini
PublisherSiddhantacharya Pt Fulchandra Shastri Foundation Roorkee
Publication Year2007
Total Pages50
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English & Religion
File Size2 MB
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