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Prakrit Proper Names (Agamic Index I) v1.c5.459

Prakrit Proper Names (Āgamic Index I) v1.c5.459

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Aṇuttaravimāṇa (Anuttaravimana) Aṇuttara literally means the best the highest The following are the highest heavenly abodes Vijaya(21) Vejayamta(1) Jayamta(4) Aparājiya(6) and Savvatthasiddha(1) They are situated above Gevijjaga abodes and below Īsippabhārā(2) Their height measures 1100 yojanas 3 The age of the gods dwelling there ranges from 31 to 33 sāgaropama years 4 Other details are also given in a number of works 5 The gods having the maximum span of life in these abodes get liberated in their next birth as human beings Anuttarovavāiya (Anuttaraupapātika) A class of gods born in the five Anuttaravimānas. They are all equal in status and have no lord (indra)¹ They enjoy the best of smell taste touch form etc They are not in need of physical cortion²