Uttarajjhayana 211.22.p1.210
Uttarajjhayaṇa 211.22.p1.210
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211.22.p1.210
mahāsukkā sahassārā | āṇayā pāṇayā tahā /
āraṇā accuyā ceva | ii kappovagā surā ||210||
The Vaimânika gods are of two kinds: a´. those who are born in the heavenly Kalpas, and b´. those who are born in the regions above them. (208) a´. The former are of twelve kinds: those who live in (the following Kalpas, after which they are named): Saudharma, Îsâna, Sanatkumâra, Mâhêndra, Brahmalôka, and Lantaka; (209)
Mahâsukla, Sahasrâra, Ânata, Prânata, Ârana, and Akyuta. These are the gods who are born in Kalpas. (210) b´. The gods who are born in the regions above the Kalpas are of two kinds: α´. the Graivêyakas, and β´. the Anuttaras. The Graivêyakas are of nine kinds. (211)
α´. The lowest of the lowest, the middle of the lowest, the highest of the lowest, the lowest of the middle; (212)
The middle of the middle, the highest of the middle, the lowest of the highest, the middle of the highest; (213)
The highest of the highest. These are the Graivêyaka gods.
β´. The Vigayas, the Vaigayantas, the Gayantas, the Aparâgitas (214)
And the Sarvârthasiddhas: these are the five kinds of Anuttara gods.
These and others besides are the many kinds of Vaimânika gods. (215-217 = 159-160)
The longest duration of the life of the Bhaumêyika gods is somewhat more than a Sâgarôpamâ, the smallest ten thousand years. (218)
The longest duration of the life of the Vyantaras is one Palyôpamâ, the shortest is ten thousand years. (219)
The longest duration of the life of the Gyôtishkas is one Palyôpamâ plus one hundred thousand years, the shortest is the eighth part of a Palyôpamâ. (220)
Translations (1)
- Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra (Gaina Sûtras II, SBE 45) — Hermann Jacobi 1895, English
Commentaries (5)
- Uttarādhyayanaśiṣyahitā — Śāntisūri, Sanskrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇanijjutti — Bhadrabāhu & Bhadrabāhu II, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇacuṇṇi — Jinadāsagaṇi Mahattara, Māhārāṣṭrī Prakrit
- Sukhabodhā — Devendragaṇi, Sanskrit
- Uttarajjhayaṇa: ṭīkānusārī vivecana — Muni Dīparatnasāgara, Gujarati