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  • ok, pls full 27-bhav list in order with the name and nature of each birth in a clean Jain format
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    ok, pls full 27-bhav list in order with the name and nature of each birth in a clean Jain format

    3 months ago 50

    If you mean Bhagwan Mahavir Swami’s commonly cited 27 bhav sequence, here it is in a clean Jain format. The exact naming can vary a little by tradition, but this is the standard narrative used in Jain literature. ( jainknowledge.com)

    1. Nayasar — village head; first turning toward samyag-darshan and dharma.
    2. Deva — heavenly birth in Saudharma; meritorious punya.
    3. Prince Marichi — royal human birth; beginning of self-control and tapas.
    4. Deva — heavenly birth in Brahma.
    5. Kaushika Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    6. Pushyamitra Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    7. Deva — heavenly birth in Saudharma.
    8. Agnidyota Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    9. Deva — heavenly birth in Ishana.
    10. Agnibhuti Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    11. Deva — heavenly birth in Sanatkumara.
    12. Bharadwaja Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    13. Deva — heavenly birth in Mahendra.
    14. Sthavira Brahmin — human Brahmin birth.
    15. Deva — heavenly birth in Brahma.
    16. Prince Vishvabhuti — royal human birth; accepts self-control. ( bhagwanmahavir.blogspot.com)
    1. Deva — heavenly birth in Mahashukra.
    2. Triprishtha Vasudeva — powerful royal human birth.
    3. Naraka — birth in the 7th hell.
    4. Lion — animal birth.
    5. Naraka — birth in the 4th hell.
    6. Human being — ordinary human birth.
    7. Priyamitra Chakravarti — supreme ruler; accepts self-control.
    8. Deva — heavenly birth in Mahashukra.
    9. Prince Nandana — human royal birth; accepts vows of self-control.
    10. Deva — heavenly birth in Pranata.
    11. Bhagwan Vardhaman Mahavir — final birth; renunciation, keval-jnan, and moksha. ( bhagwanmahavir.blogspot.com)

    Short summary of the nature of the 27 bhav:

    • Human births: 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 27
    • Deva births: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 24, 26
    • Naraka births: 19, 21
    • Tiryanch birth: 20 (lion) ( bhagwanmahavir.blogspot.com)

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