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Śrī Antakşd-daśā Sūtra-Eighth Anga
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Preamble
The Eighth Anga of Dwādaśāngi (twelve parts of Jain holy scriptures and canons) named Antakyddaśūriga sūtra begins in question-answer style.
Ārva Sudharmā Swāmi is staying in Pūrnabhadra temple of Campā city. Jambū Swami courteously asks him that Šramaņa Bhagawāna Mahāvīra has described what facts and matter in Eighth Anga-Antakrddaśā Sūtra. In reply Ganadhara Sudharmā Swami describes the contents of Eighth angu.
In this Eighth Arga, there are eight sectns or divisions and ninety chapters. From first to fifth sections, there are fiftyone (51) chapters. These chapters contain the description of fortyone (41) princes and ten (10) queens, relating to the royal family of Vasudeva Srikrsna. All this description of consecration, austerities, practising of self-control and restrain is very heart-throbing and titill
All these practisers took place during the period of Bhagawūnu Aristanemi.
Sixth, seventh and eighth divisions or sections include titillatory description regarding the propiliation of pure conduct and austerities of sixteen (16) male (men) and twentythree (23) female (women) propiliators during the period of Bhagawāna Mahāvira.
As thus, in the ninety chapters of eight sections or divisions, there is the description of 57 men and 33 women i.e., all ninety self-practisers who attained salvation, by practising pure propiliation of right knowledge, faith, conduct and austerity; so ending the circle of births and deaths, in that very existencetherefore those are called antakrd (end-doers).
The first chapter of first section or division begins with the description of Dwarakā city.
अन्तकृद्दशा सूत्र : प्रथम वर्ग
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