Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes the mountains and the regions in the north of videha which is verse 3.26 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 26 of the chapter The Lower World and the Middle World and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 3.26 - The mountains and the regions in the north of Videha
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 3.26:
उत्तरा दक्षिणतुल्याः ॥ ३.२६ ॥
uttarā dakṣiṇatulyāḥ || 3.26 ||
Those in the north are equal to those in the south. (26)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: विदेह क्षेत्र से उत्तर के तीन पर्वत और तीन क्षेत्र, दक्षिण के पर्वत और क्षेत्रों के समान विस्तार वाले हैं।
Anvayartha: videha kshetra se uttara ke tina parvata aura tina kshetra, dakshina ke parvata aura kshetrom ke samana vistara vale haim |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
What are the widths of the mountains and the regions in the north of Videha?
By ‘uttarā’ the regions and the mountains from Airāvata and Nīla are taken. These are equal to those in the south, namely, Bharata, etc. This rule applies to all that has been described before. Therefore, the lakes, the lotuses, and the rest, are also equal in magnitude, etc.
Are the experiences, and so on, of human beings the same or different in these regions?
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