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...
Introduction to book 11
Couplet
Utpala, Śāluka, Palāśa, Kumbhī, Nāḍīka,
Padma, Karṇ?kā [Karṇakā?], Nalina,
Rājarṣi Siva, Cosmos, Time, City of Ālavika,
Contents of Book Eleven.