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· They are called Kumara because their lives and habits are like those of playful youths of under twenty years of age, who are called Kumara,
The 8 classes of Peripatetics are :
fino
1. Kinnara. 2. Kimpurusha.
Maboraga Gandharya.
Yaksha. 6. Rakshaga. 7. Bhuta, 8. Pishacha
The 5 classes of Stellars are :
1. Surya, the sun. 2. Chandra, the moon. 3. Graba, the planets 4. Nakshatra, the constellationg.
5. Prakirnaka Taraka, scattered stars. The Heavenly gods are of two kinds : 1. Kalpopanna,- born in the 16 heavens, andwith 10
grades. These alone have 12 classes, 2. Kalpatita-born beyond the 16 heavens. They have no
grades or classses. They are called Ahamin.
dra lit, ('I am Indra') and are all alike. The Kalpopanna have 12 classes because there are 12 Indras in the 16 heavens as follows:
The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th heavens have one Indre each
i.e. 4 Indras named after their heavens. The 5th and 6th heavens have one Indra only i.e. Brahmendra. The 7th and 8th is » »
1 Lantava. The 9th and 10th
1 Shukra. The 11th and 12th
1 Satara. The 13th, 14th, 15th, & 16th » each i.e. 4, named
after their heavens.
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