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________________ LECTURE XXXVI. 217 Lôhinihûya, Thihûya, Tuhaga, Kanha', Vaggakanda ?, Saranaya 3; (99) Assakanni", Sihakanni, Musundhi, turmeric, and many others besides. (100) The subtile plants are of one kind, as there is no variety. Subtile plants are distributed all over the world, gross plants (are found) in a part of the world only. (101) With regard to the continuous flow, &c. (as in verse 80). (102) Ten thousand years is the longest duration of the life of plants, &c. (All as in verses 81-84. Substitute plants, which are here called vanaspati and panaka, for Earth-bodies.) (103–106) Thus the three kinds of immovable living beings have briefly been told. I shall now explain in due order the three kinds of movable living beings. (107) b. The movable beings are a, the Fire Lives, B. the Wind Lives, and y. those with an organic body; these are the three kinds of movable beings. Learn from me their subdivision. (108) a. The Fire Lives are of two kinds: subtile and gross ones; and both of them are either fully developed or undeveloped. (109) The gross and fully developed ones are of many kinds: coal, burning chaff, fire, and flame of fire; (110) Meteors, and lightning, and many other kinds besides. 1 Krishnakanda, Nymphaea Rubra. 2 Vagrakanda of the Sanskrit Koshas. s Sûrana, Arum Campanulatum. * Asvakarnâ. Asvakarna is a tree, Vatika Robusta.
SR No.011060
Book TitleJaina Sutras 02 Uttaradhyayan Sutra and Sutrakritang Sutra
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorHermann Jacobi
PublisherMax Muller
Publication Year
Total Pages500
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size27 MB
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