In that period, in
that age lived the Arhat Arishtanemi, the five most important
moments of whose life happened when the moon was in conjunction
with the asterism Kitra. In Kitra he descended from heaven, (see
§ 149, down to) obtained final liberation. (170)
In that period, in
that age, in the fourth month of the rainy season, in the
seventh fortnight, the dark (fortnight) of Karttika, on its
twelfth day, the Arhat Arishtanemi descended from the great
Vimana, called Aparigita, where he had lived for thirty-six
Sagaropamas, here on the continent Gambudvipa, in Bharatavarsha,
in the town of Sauripura, and in the middle of the night when
the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Kitra, he took the
form of an embryo in the womb of the queen Siva, wife of the
king Samudravigaya, (the seeing of the dreams, the accumulation
of riches, should be repeated here). (17 1)
In that period, in
that age the Arhat Arishtanemi-after the lapse of nine months
and seven and a half days, in the first month of the rainy
season, in the second fortnight, the light (fortnight) of
Sravana, on its fifth day, (Sivi), perfectly healthy herself,
gave birth to a perfectly healthy boy. (Repeat the account of
the birth, substituting the name Samudravigaya, all down to)
therefore shall the name of our boy be Arishtanemi. [His mother
saw in a dream a nemi, the outer rim of a wheel, which consisted
of rishta stones flying up to the sky. Hence the name
Arishtameni.]
The Arhat
Arishtanemi, clever, (see §§ 155-157, all down to) indigent
persons. (172) In the first month of the rainy season, in the
second fortnight, the light (fortnight) of Sravana, on its sixth
day riding in his palankin called Uttarakura, and followed on
his way by a train of gods, men, and Asuras, (Arishtanemi) went
right through the town of Dvaravati to the park called Revatika,
and proceeded to the excellent Asoka tree. There, (see § 116,
down to) five handfuls. When the moon was in conjunction with
the asterism Kitra, after fasting two and a half days without
drinking water, he put on a divine robe, and together with a
thousand persons he tore out his hair, and leaving the house
entered the state of houselessness. (173)
The Arhat
Arishtanemi for fifty-four days neglected his body, (see §§
117-120). During the fifty-fifth day-it was in the third month
of the rainy season, in the fifth fortnight, the dark fortnight
of Asvina, on its fifteenth day, in the last part of the day,
when the moon was in conjunction with the asterism
Kitra-(Arishtanemi) under a Vetasa tree on the summit of mount
Girnar, after fasting three and a half days without drinking
water, obtained infinite, highest knowledge and intuition called
Kevala, (see § 121, down to) moment. (174)
The Arhat
Arishtanemi had eighteen Ganas and eighteen Ganadharas. (175)
The Arhat
Arishtanemi had an excellent community, of eighteen thousand
Sramanas with Varadatta at their head; (176) forty thousand nuns
with Arya Yakshini at their head; (177) one hundred and
sixty-nine thousand lay votaries with Nanda at their head; (178)
three hundred and thirty-six thousand female lay votaries with
Mahasuvrata at their head; (179) four hundred sages who knew the
fourteen Purvas, (180) fifteen hundred sages who were possessed
of the Avadhi knowledge; fifteen hundred Kevalins; fifteen
hundred sages who could transform themselves; one thousand sages
of vast intellect; eight hundred professors; sixteen hundred
sages in their last birth; fifteen hundred male and three
thousand female disciples who had reached perfection.
The Arhat
Arishtanemi instituted, (see § 146, down to) the former ended in
the eighth generation, the latter in the twelfth year of his
Kevaliship. (181)
In that period, in
that age the Arhat Arishtanemi lived three centuries as a
prince, fifty-four days. in a state inferior to perfection,
something less than seven centuries as a Kevalin, full seven
centuries as a Sramana, a thousand years on the whole. When his
fourfold Karman was exhausted and in this Avasarpini era a great
part of the Duhshamasushama. period had elapsed, in the fourth
month of summer, in the eighth fortnight, the light (fortnight)
of Ashadha, on its eighth day, in the middle of the night when
the moon was in conjunction with the asterism Kitra, (Arishtanemi),
after fasting a month without drinking water, on the summit of
mount Girnar, in the company of five hundred and thirty-six
monks, in a squatting position, died, freed from all pains.
(182)
Since the time
that the Arhat Arishtanemi died, freed from all pains,
eighty-four thousand years have elapsed, of the eighty-fifth
millennium nine centuries have elapsed, of the tenth century
this is the eightieth year. (183)
End of the Life of
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