Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c13.s5.t1.12

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c13.s5.t1.12

(7) In this was shown the movement of sun and moon such as *candāgamana* and *sūrāgamana*
(8) It showed the lunar and solar eclipse such as *candāvaraṇa* and *sūrāvaraṇa*
(9) It showed the setting of sun and moon such as *candatthamaṇa* and *sūratthamaṇa*
(10) It showed the *candamaṇḍala, sūramaṇḍala, nāgamaṇḍala, jakkhamaṇḍala, bhūtamaṇḍala, rakkhasamaṇḍala, mahoragamaṇḍala* and *gandhabbamaṇḍala*.*
(11) It showed the gait of *usabhamaṇḍala, sīhamaṇḍala, hayavilambiya, gajavilambiya, hayavilasita, gayavilasita, mattahayavilasita, mattagajavilasita, mattahayavilambiya, mattagajavilambiya*, and *duyavilambiya*
(12) It showed *sāgarapaṇibhatti* and *nāgarapaṇibhatti*.
(13) It showed the drama of *Nandā* and *Campā*
(14) It showed *macchardapaṇibhatti, mayaraṇḍakapaṇibhatti, jārapaṇibhatti* and *mārapaṇibhatti*
(15) It showed the representation of letters from ‘ka’ to ‘ṇa’.
(16) It showed the representation of ‘ca’ to ‘ña’.
(17) It showed the representation of ‘ta’ to ‘ṇa’.
(18) It showed the representation of ‘ta’ to ‘ṇa’.
(19) It showed the representation of ‘pa’ to ‘ma’.
(20) It showed *asoyapallārapaṇibhatti, ambapallavapaṇibhatti, jambupallavapaṇibhatti*, and *kosambapallavapaṇibhatti*.
(21) It represented *paumalayāpaṇibhatti, nāga, asoga, campaka, amba, vaṇa, vāsantī, kunda, atimuttaya*, and *sāmalayāpaṇibhatti*.
(22) *Duya (druta)* dance *
(23) *Vilambiya* dance.
(24) *Duyavilambiya* dance.
(25) *Añcita* dance *
(26) *Ribhita* dance
(27) *Añcitarihita* dance
(28) *Arabhaṭa* dance *
(29) *Bhasola* dance *
(30) *Arabhaṭabhasola* dance
(31) *Uppayanivayapatta, saṅkuciya, pasāriya, rayāraiya*,† and *bhantasambhānta* dance
(32) In this drama the actors and actresses forming a row represented the story of Mahāvīra's early life, his conception, exchange of foetus, birth, lustration, boyhood, youth, sexual sport, renunciation, penance, attainment of kevalahood, the propagation of his message and finally his nirvāṇa 94