Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti)
by K. C. Lalwani | 1973 | 185,989 words
The English translation of the Bhagavati-sutra which is the fifth Jaina Agama (canonical literature). It is a large encyclopedic work in the form of a dialogue where Mahavira replies to various question. The present form of the Sutra dates to the fifth century A.D. Abhayadeva Suri wrote a vritti (commentary) on the Bhagavati in A.D. 1071. In his J...
Part 8 - On the celestial beings
96. The Vāṇavyantaras, the Jyotiṣkās and the Vaimāṇikas are as the Asurakumāras, difference being in sufferings. Of the Jyotiṣkās and the Vaimāṇikas, those who are born with deceit and wrong outlook have less suffering, but those who are free from deceit and have a right outlook have great suffering,—it must be stated.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
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