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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