Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation
author: Shantilal Nagar
edition: 2011, Eastern Book Linkers
pages: 1288
ISBN-10: 9788178542027
Topic: Jainism
Chapter 11 - Fall of Acyutendar in the Heaven
This page describes Fall of Acyutendar in the Heaven which is the eleventh chapter located on page 252 of the first volume in the book: Adipurana (Sanskrit Text with English Translation) by Shantilal Nagar. This book is the English translation of the Adi Purana which is an important piece of literature in Digambara Jainism and deals with the life story of lord Rishabhadeva and his ten incarnations while also providing a sketch of Jaina traditions, culture and history. This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Fall of Acyutendar in the Heaven” according to 9 books dealing with Jainism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra [by Helen M. Johnson]
After attaining a human birth again and observing the vow without transgressions, he will become a god in the heaven Saudharma. After observing asceticism in this way through seven births and being born in heaven after heaven, he will go to Sarvartha. After falling and becoming the son, named Dridhapratijta, intelligent, of a rich man in the Videhas, he will take the vow, disgusted with existence....
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The Naladiyar
To those men the gates of heaven shall never be closed, who with tender hearts and with a mind in accordance with their alms, greatly rejoicing, give even in poverty according to their ability, even as they did in the day of prosperity. 2. Before you is disgusting old age, and your dying day also: these are pains destructive of greatness. Run not vainly here and there. Covet not. Give alms, then eat. Hide not any of it when you possess wealth. 3....
Read full contents: Chapter 10 - Liberality
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) [by K. C. Lalwani]
Do minute water-bodies always fall in a measured quantity? A. 228. Yes, Gautama, they do143. Q. 229. Bhante! Do they fall up, fall down or fall obliquely? A. 229. Gautama! They fall up, also down, also obliquely. Q. 230. Bhante! Do these too, like gross water-bodies, live together, and that for a very long time? A. 230. Not necessarily so. They soon attain their end. Bhante! So they are. Glory be to the Lord! So saying Gautama withdrew and resumed his place. Chapter six ends....
Read full contents: Part 7 - On minute water-bodies
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[Adipurana: Sanskrit Text with English Translation: index]
[About the author (Shantilal Nagar)]
[Preface (the Purana tradition)]
[Tradition of Translation of the early Sanskrit works]