Chapter 4
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CHAPTER FOUR
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Devashchaturnikayah
_The celestial beings are of four orders (classes) namely the Residential (Bhavanavasi), the Peripatetic (Vyantara), the Stellar (Jyotishika) and the Heavenly (Vaimanika).
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Aditastrishu pitantaleshyah
_The colouration of thought of the first three classes of celestial beings is black, blue, grey and yellow.
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Dashashta-pancha-dvadashavikalpah kalpopa-pannaparyantah
_The Residential, the Peripatetic, the Stellar and the Heavenly beings are of ten, eight, five and twelve classes respectively.
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Purvayordvindrah
_The Residential and the Peripatetic places in the Heaven have two Lords.
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Kayapravichara a aishanat
_The Residential, the Peripatetic and the Stellar devas and those in the Saudharma and the Aishan (the first two Heaven) have body sex like humans and animals.
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Sheshah sparsha-rupa-shabda-manah-pravicharah
_The Heavenly beings in the next fourteen Heavens derive pleasure of sex by touch, sight, sound and thought of celestial beings of opposite sex.
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Pare(a)pravicharah
_Heavenly being residing beyond the sixteen
Heavens are without sexual desire.
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Bhavanavasino(a)sura-naga-vidyutsuparnagni-vata-
stanitodadhi-dvipa-dikkumarah
_The Residential devas comprise of Asura Kumar, Naga Kumar, Vidyut Kumar, Suparna Kumar, Agni Kumar, Vata Kumar, Stanita Kumar, Udadhi Kumar, Dvipa Kumar and Dikkumaras.
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Narakanam cha dvitiyadishu
_From the second infernal region onwards the
minimum lifespan of infernal beings in a
region is same as the maximum lifespan
in the previous infernal region.
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Dasha-varsha-sahastrani prathamayam
_The minimum lifespan of infernal beings in
the first region is ten thousand years.
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Bhavaneshu cha
_In the Residential regions also the minimum lifespan of the Residential devas is ten thousand years.
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Vyantaranam cha
_The Peripatetic devas also have a minimum lifespan of ten thousand years.
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Para palyopamamadhikam
_The maximum lifespan of the Peripatetic devas
is a little over one palya.
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Jyotiskanam cha
_The maximum lifespan of the Stellar devas
is also a little over one palya.
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Tadashtabhago (a)para
_The minimum lifespan of the Stellar devas
is one-eighth of a palya.
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Laukantikanamashtau sagaropamani sarvesham
_Lifespan is eight sagaras for all Laukantikas.
It explains the following:
The Types of Gods
The lesya or soul-colouring appropriate to the third nikaya
The sub-types of the Four Nikayas
An Inner Classification of the Four Nikayas of gods
The Rule Regarding the Number of Indras
The Situation as to Lesya in the First Two Nikayas
An Account of Sexual Enjoyment on the part of gods
An Account of the above mentioned Types of the Four Nikayas of Gods
The Ten Types of Bhavanapatis
The Types and Sub-types of Vyantaras
The Five Types of Jyotiska
The Mobile Jyotiskas
The Division of Time
The Static Jyotiskas
The Vaimanika gods
The Relative Superiority and Inferiority of Gods in Respect of Certain Matters
Sthiti or Life-duration
Prabhava or Efficacy
Sukha or Pleasure and Dyutti or Glow
Lesya-visuddhi or Purity of Soul-colouring
Indriya-vijaya or Object of Sensuous Cognition
Avadhijnana-visaya or Object of avadhi-cognition
Gatti or Movement
Sarira or Body
Parigraha or Appropriation
Abhimana or Arrogance
Ucchvasa or Breath
Ahara or Nourishment
Vedana or Feeling
Upapata or Ability for Birth
Anubhava or Inherent Loka-nature
The Rules as to Lesya Among the Vaimanikas
The Enumeration of Kalpas
An Account of the Gods Designated Lokantika
The Specific Peculiarity of the Gods Residing in Anuttara Vimanas
The Nature of Animals
An Adhikara-sutra
The Maximum Life-duration in Case of the Bhavanapati-nikaya
The Maximum Life-duration in the Case of the Vaimanikas
The Minimum Life-duration in the Case of the Vaimanikas
The Minimum Life-duration in the Case of the Hellish-Beings
The Minimum Life-duration in the Case of the Bhavanapatis
The Life-duration in the Case of the Vyantaras
The Life-duration in the Case of the Jyotiskas