Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra
by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words
This page describes Incarnation of Malli as a god which is the third part of chapter VI of the English translation of the Shri Mallinatha-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra”: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Shri Mallinatha in jainism is one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.
Part 3: Incarnation of Malli as a god
When the seven were eighty-four lacs of pūrvas old and had preserved their vows for eighty-four thousand years, at the end of their lives they performed the twofold saṃlekhanā,[1] took a vow to fast, died, and were born as gods in the heavenly palace Vaijayanta.
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
See I, p. 357.