The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c7.s3.14
The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c7.s3.14
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c7.s3.14
Devindatthaya. A layman commencing to praise (thaya) Vardhamāna (Mahāvīra) is interrupted by his wife the moment he mentions the devinda, the woman asking him to explain the meaning of the word to her. By way of personal information he systematically treats the 20+16+12 Bhavana-vāsi, Vāṇamantara, Joisiya, and Vemāṇiya kings as to their seats, duration of their lives and faculties, moreover reporting on the Vemāṇiyas also as to their size, sexuality, etc. 302 G.