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and non-living substances are treated of. Satkhandagama too, while treating of the 14 stages of spiritual evolution (gunasthānas), discusses the alpa-bahutva of living beings through various points of investigation viz. Gati etc. 14 This discussion contained in Şatkhandagama is deeper than the one found in Prajñāpanāsūtra. Moreover, Satkhandāgama deals with this topic purely through the points of investigation, Gati etc.15 According to Prajñāpanāsūtra the points of investigation are 26, while according to Satkhandāgama they are 14. These 14 points of investigation, viz. Gati etc. are common to both the works. This can be seen from the following lists. Prajñāpamasutra
Satkhandagama 1 Diśāl6 2 Gati
1 Gati 3 Indriya
2 Indriya 4 Kaya
3 Kaya 5 Yoga
4 Yoga 6 Veda
5 Veda 7 Kaşaya
6 Kaşaya 8 Leśyā
10 Leśyā 9 Samyaktva
12 Samyaktva 10 Jñana
7 Jñana 11 Darsana
9 Darsana 12 Samyata
8 Samyama 13 Upayoga 14 Ahāra
14 Aharaka 15 Bhāsaka 16 Paritta 17 Paryāpta 18 Sūksma 19 Samjñī
13 Samjñi 20 Bhava
11 Bhavya 21 Astikaya 22 Carima 23 Jiva 24 Ksetra 25 Bandha 26 Pudgala
The point worthy of note is that at the end of this treatment occurs, in both the works, the 'Mahādandaka.' (Satkha. Book VII,
14. Satkhandāgama, Book V, p. 241 ff. 15. Ibid, Book VII, p. 520 ff. 16. In Prajñāpināsūtra Pada 18 we find only 22 out of these 26. Nos, 1, 24-26
are left out; see Sū. 1259.
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