Salakapurusa
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 104 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5081-7575-7
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! According to the Jain cosmology, Salakapurusas (illustrious or worthy persons), also known as trisastisalakapurusa (63 illustrious persons) are 63 illustrious beings who appear during each half-time cycle. The Jain universal or legendary history is a compilation of the deeds of these illustrious persons. They are 24 Tirtha?karas (ford makers), 12 Cakravartis (universal monarchs, emperors of six continents), 9 Baladevas (gentle heroes), 9 Vasudevas (violent heroes) and 9 Prativasudevas (anti-heroes). According to Jainism, time is beginningless and eternal. The Kalacakra, the cosmic wheel of time, rotates ceaselessly. The wheel of time is divided into two half-rotations, Utsarpi?i or ascending time cycle and Avasarpi?i, the descending time cycle, occurring continuously after each other. Utsarpi?i is a period of progressive prosperity and happiness where the time spans and ages are at an increasing scale, while Avsarpi?i is a period of...