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________________ 31. sAta lAkha- Sata Lakha Sutra - Repentance of Sins to all Living Beings 31. Introduction Jain literature indicates that in the universe, there exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location. The classifications are defined in Sata Lakha Sutra. We request forgiveness from all such living beings for our sinful activities towards them and we forgive them for their sinful activities towards us. This way we repent for our Sins to all Living Beings 31. sAta lAkha sAta lAkha pRthvIkAya, sAta lAkha apkAya, sAta lAkha teukAya, sAta lAkha vAukAya, dasa lAkha pratyeka vanaspati-kAya, caudaha lAkha sAdhAraNa vanaspati-kAya, do lAkha vIMdriya, do lAkha vIMdriya, do lAkha cauriMdriya, cAra lAkha devatA, cAra lAkha nArakI, cAra lAkha tiryaMca paMceMdriya, caudaha lAkha manuSya isa taraha caurAsI lAkha jIva-yoni meM se mere jIva ne jo koI jIva-hiMsA kI ho, karAyI ho, karate hue kA anumodana kiyA ho, una saba kA mana-vacana-kAyA se micchA mi dukkaDaM. ...................................1. 31. Sata Lakha Sata lakha prthvikaya, sata lakha apkaya, Sata lakha teukaya, sata lakha vaukaya, Dasa lakha pratyeka vanaspati-kaya, Chaudaha lakha sadharana vanaspati-kaya, Do lakha dvindriya, do lakha trindriya, do lakha chaurindriya, Chara lakha devata, chara lakha naraki, Chara lakha tiryancha panchendriya, Chaudaha lakha manusya-- Isa tarahachaurasi lakha jiva-yoni me se Mere jiva ne jo koi jiva-himsa ki ho, Karayi ho, karate hue ka anumodana kiya ho, Una saba ka mana-vachana-kaya se Michchha mi dukkadam........ 31. Sutra Meaning: Jain literature indicates that in the universe, there exist 8.4 million (84 lakhs) different forms of life based on their birth location. They are classified as follows: Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with earth as its body
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________________ Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with water as its body Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with fire as its body Seven lakhs (700,000) forms of living beings with air as its body Ten lakhs (1,000,000) forms of above-ground vegetation with one soul in every independent living body, Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of below-ground vegetation with multiple souls in every independent living body Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with two sense organs Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with three sense organs Two lakhs (200,000) forms of living beings with four sense organs Four lakhs (400,000) forms of heavenly beings Four lakhs (400,000) forms of living beings of hell Four lakhs (400,000) forms of animals with five sense organs Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of human beings Out of eighty four lakhs (8.4 million) forms of living beings, if I may have hurt any living beings, have caused others to hurt them, encouraged others to hurt them, or praised those who hurt them, either by thoughts, words, and/or actions, I ask forgiveness for all such sinful activities. I forgive all living beings, may all living beings forgive me, I am friendly to all, I have enmity for none. In this verse, how are total of only 8.4 million of wombs (yonis) are counted? 31. General Meaning: In this universe, infinite numbers of birth places exist for any worldly soul for its rebirth. However the groups of birth places with similar color, odor, taste, touch and shape are considered as one type. Thus the number of birth places is counted as 8.4 million. How is the number of species determined in each type of living being? In each kind of living beings the types of species are halved in hundred. Each specie will have 5 types of colors (black, green, red, yellow and white) Two types of odors (pleasant and foul smelling) Five types of tastes (hot, bitter, rusty, sour and sweet) Eight types of touches (cold, warm, soft, hard, large/heavy, small/light, smooth and rough) and 5 types of shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, round and oval). By multiplying all the factors the final number of species is determined. For example, earth bodies are 700,000. Halved in hundred this number is 350. Multiplying this number with all the other factors: 350x5x2x5x8x5=700,000. The exact source of how the numbers 700, 500, 350, 200, and 100 are derived is not clear.