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Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra

by Helen M. Johnson | 1931 | 742,503 words

This page describes Future Cakrins which is the eighth part of chapter VI of the English translation of the Adisvara-caritra, contained within the “Trishashti Shalaka Purusha Caritra�: a massive Jain narrative relgious text composed by Hemacandra in the 12th century. Adisvara (or Rishabha) in jainism is the first Tirthankara (Jina) and one of the 63 illustrious beings or worthy persons.

Part 8: Future Cakrins

The Cakrins will belong to the gotra of Kaśyapa, gold-color, and eight of them will go to ǰṣa. Sagara will be like you in ǻ, when Ajita is like me. The son of Sumitra and Yaśomatī, four hundred and fifty bows tall, he will live for seventy-two lacs of ū. In Ś屹ī, Maghavan, the son of 󲹻 and Samudravijaya, will live for five lacs of years, forty-two and a half bows tall. Բٰܳ, with a life of three lacs of years, in Ჹپܰ, one bow less than the former height, will be the son of Sahadevī and śԲ. In the interval between Dharma and ŚԳپ, these two will go to the third heaven. ŚԳپ, Kunthu, and Ara will be both Arhats and Cakrabhṛts. Son of Tārā and Kṛtavīrya, Subhūma will live for sixty thousand years in Ჹپܰ, twenty-eight bows tall, and in the interval between Ara and Malli will go to the seventh hell. Padma, the son of Jvālā and Padmottara, in ṇaī, will live for thirty thousand years, twenty bows tall. In Kāmpīlya, Ჹṣeṇa will be son of Merā and Mahāhari, living for ten thousand years, fifteen bows tall. These two will live while Muni and Nami are wandering (as īٳṅk). In Ჹṛh, Jaya will be the son of ղ and Vijaya, twelve bows tall, living for three thousand years, between Nami and Nemi. In Kāmpīlya, Brahmadatta will be the son of Culanī and Brahma, living for seven hundred years, seven bows tall. He will live in the interval between Śrī 𳾾ٳ and Śrī śٳ and, engaged in evil meditation, will go to the seventh hell.�

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