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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
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N. B. The references are to Pages.
Page 3.ratararatenent is a collective name applied to a collection of the last five उपाङगs namely कप्पिया, कप्पवर्डिसियाओ, पुप्फिया, पुप्फचूलियाओ and lastly वण्हिदसाओ. This title finds its justification only in the first चाग. Compare असुभकडकम्मपन्भारेणं कालमासे कालं किच्चा चउत्थीए पङकप्पभाए पुढवीए हेमामे नरए नेरइयत्ताए उववने (28, 25.)
कप्पिया is the name of the eighth उपाङग and the first gour of faturalesarsit. It was so called because it forms a foundation ( कल्प; कल्पना) of the whole work.
तेणं कालेणं तेणं समयेणं means at that time in that epoch. According to Jainism 915 is the highest genus of which h is the lowest species. It is divided into refguft the Aeon of Increase and भवसर्पिणी the Aeon of Decrease. They are further divided into सुसमसुसमा, सुसमा, सुसमदुस्समा, दुस्समसुसमा, दुस्समा and दुस्समदुस्समा. सुसमसुसमा forms the first epoch of the अवसापणी and the last of the उत्सर्पिणी and means a time when happiness is beyond par. This division, so to say, is entirely arbitrary and just resembles the कृत, द्वापर, त्रेता, and कलि of the Vedantins.
अजसुहम्मे ( आर्यसुधर्मन् ) was the ifth गणधर out of eleven. He is rather an important figure in as- .
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