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Shraman Bhagwan Mahavir Part-1 (Folder 5001J) ममममम ममममम Publisher’s Note ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Opinions --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Extract from Modern Review March 1994 --------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Foreword -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21 Order of Sanskrit Alphabets used in the books -------------------------------------------------------- 28 Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Early History of Jainism-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Jainism is Highly Democratic ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Prof. Hermann Jacobi ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Prof. Weber ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56 Prof. Lassen ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 Is Jainism a Branch of Buddhism ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 The Metaphysics and Ethics of Jainas By Dr. Hermonn Jacobi ----------------------------------- 68 Extract from a Lecture By H. Jacobi ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 78 From a Lecture at Dhulia on 21-8-1921 By Dr. O. Pertold (M.A.Ph.D.) -------------------------- 81 The Origin of Religion ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 89 Jainism and Modern Science------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96 Physics ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 96 Sound ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 96 Biology ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 Varieties of Knowledge -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 98 Art 99 Painting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 Music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 Poetry -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------102 Ethics -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------102 Part-1 – Life ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------107 Chapter–I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Jiva Tattva & a Jiva Tattva -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Kinds & Varieties of Souls --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Sthavara Souls --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 Nigoda Living Beings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 Tras (Mobls) Souls ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Varieties of Indriya Souls -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Narkas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Tiryancas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Manushyas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Devas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15 Kinds of Tiryancas Panchedriya souls---------------------------------------------------------- 16 Stahalaeara Jalacara ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Khechara – The Universe ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 Chapter-II -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Sudeva ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 Arhat Deva -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Suguru ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Sudharma --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Kudeva ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 Kuguru ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 Kudharm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 36 Mithyatva ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 Kinds of Mithyatva ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 A Virati ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 Pramada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Kinds of Pramada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Kasayas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Kinds of Kasayas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 53 No Kasayas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54 Yoga ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 Chapter-III -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 Samyaktva -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 Kinds of Samyaktva --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 Story of the Farmer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 62 Signs of Samyaktva --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 Chapter-IV ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71 First Previous Bhava of Sramana Bhagvan Mahavir ---------------------------------------- 71 King Satru-Mardana of Jayanti Nagari --------------------------------------------------------- 72 Nayasara ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72 Going to neighbouring forests for bringing timber ------------------------------------------- 75 Nayasara giving food and drink materials to Sadhus who had lost their way in the forest ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 77 Preaching of Dharma ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 78 Varieties of Dana ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 89 Sila -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------102 (Obasity) – Tapah (Austerity) --------------------------------------------------------------------108 Bhava – Samkytva ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------109 Chapter-V -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------114 Second Previous Bhava (as a celestial being in Sadhudharma Deva-loka) ----------114 Devas or celestial Beings -------------------------------------------------------------------------115 Kinds of Bhavana-pati Gods ---------------------------------------------------------------------117 Kinds of Vyantar and Van-Vyantar Gods -----------------------------------------------------121 Vaimanika Gods ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------129 Number of Vimans ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------130 (Celestial Cars)-Color of Vimans ---------------------------------------------------------------131 Height-Age-Limit-Food-Respirations-Lesyas etc. of Celestial Beings -----------------132 Previous Bhavas of Celestial Beings ----------------------------------------------------------140 Future Bhavas of Celestial Beings -------------------------------------------------------------146 Chapter-VI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------148 Third Previous Bhava------------------------------------------------------------------------------148 Raja Risabha Deva of Vinita Nagari -----------------------------------------------------------149 Diksa of Raja Risabha Deva ---------------------------------------------------------------------155 Keval Gyan of Bhagvan Risabha Swami -----------------------------------------------------157 Final Emanoipation of Maru-Devi Mata -------------------------------------------------------158 Sraman of Bhagvan Shri Risabha Swami ----------------------------------------------------159 Birth of Marici ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------163 Diksa of Marici Kumara ---------------------------------------------------------------------------164 Story of Angara-Dabka ----------------------------------------------------------------------------166 Marici Muni becoming slack in performing religious duties- Marici Muni assuming the appearal of a Parivrajaka-mendicant ------------------------169 Bharat Chakravarti orders out five hundred bullock-carts full of food and drink-materials ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------177 Tirthankara Bhagvan Sri Risabha Deva goes to Mount Astapada ----------------------180 Explanation of Avagrahas ------------------------------------------------------------------------180 In the Samavasarana there, Bharat Chakravarti asks the Bhagvan whether there will be any other person who will become a Tirthankara like himself in future or not ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------180 On Bhagvan’s pointing out to him, his own sun Marici, who was sitting in corner-dressed as a Parivrajaka-as a future Vasudeva, a future Chakravarti, and as a future Tirthankara, are delighted Bharata Chakravarti went to and paid him homage as a future Tirthankara-Marici rejoining with joy and dancing frivolously out of pride for his noble birth, incurred the evil karma of birth in low families --------------------------------------------------------------------183 Nirvana (Emal Emancipation) of Tirthankara Bhagvan Sri Risabha Deva Swami -------------------------------------------------------------------------184 Kapila becomes a disciple of Marici ------------------------------------------------------------195 Karma Philosophy ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------202 Kinds of Karmas ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------204 Chapter-VII------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------207 Fourth previous Bhava as a god in Brahma Deva Loka -----------------------------------207 Fifth previous Bhava as a Brahmana named Kaushika in Kollaga Village------------207 Sixth previous Bhava as a Brahmana named Pushpamitra in Sthanaka Village --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------207 Seventh previous Bhava as a God in Saudharma Deva-loka ---------------------------208 Eighth previous Bhava as a Brahman named Agnidyota in Chaitya – Sanivesa -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------208 Ninth previous Bhava as a God in Isana Deva-Loka---------------------------------------208 Tenth previous Bhava as a Brahman named Agnibhuti in Mandira Village ----------208 Eleventh previous Bhava as a God in Sanat Kumara Deva Loka ----------------------213 Twelfth previous Bhava as a Brahman named Bharadwaja in Svetambika ----------213 Thirteenth previous Bhava as a God in Mahendra Deva Loka --------------------------214 Fourteenth previous Bhava as a Brahman named Kapila of Rajgriha Nagari -------214 Fifteenth previous Bhava as a Charming God in Brahma Deva Loka -----------------220 Alphabetic Index -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------223 Appendix No.-1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 87 Appendix No.-2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------115 Appendix No. -3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------195 Part-II – Life ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 Introduction -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 8 Chapter-I – Sixteenth previous Bhava Visva-bhuti Kumara Visva-bhuti Muni Seventeenth previous Bhava ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Vishvabhuti Muni -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 Chapter-II – Eighteenth previous Bhava Tripristha Vasudeva --------------------------------- 46 Chapter-III – Ninenth to Twenty-Second previous Bhavas ------------------------------------125 Chapter-IV – Twenty-third previous Bhava-Priyamitra Chakravarti, Priya-mitra Muni, Twenty-fourth previous Bhava ------------------------------------------------128 Chapter-V – Twenty-fifth previous Bhava Nandana-Raja, Nandana-Muni ----------------159 Chapter-VI – Twenty Sixth Previous Bhava -------------------------------------------------------281 Appendix No. -1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37 Appendix No. -2 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------101 Appendix No. -3 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------106 Appendix No. -4 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------144 Appendix No. -5 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------156 Appendix No. -6 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------255 Appendix No. – 7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------284 Alphabetic Index -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------300