Agam 15 Upang 04 Pragnapana Sutra Part 02

SR No.: 001064
Original Sutra Author: Shyamacharya
Author: Punyavijay, Dalsukh Malvania, Amrutlal Bhojak
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay
Publication Year: 1971
Total Pages: 934
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Metaphysics, & agam_pragyapana
File Size: 16 MB

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The number of one-sensed beings as also of the liberated beings reaches to anantakoți. The number of the abhavyas (= Nonelect living beings destined to remain in bondage for ever) is ananta. The number of transmigratory living beings all taken together exceeds that of the liberated living beings. This view has good logic. It is so because some of the living beings that are bound at present will attain liberation in future. So, if we were to consider the number of liberated souls more than that of transmigratory ones, then there would arise the contingency of the world becoming empty of the transmigratory living beings at one time.
The numerical strength of the living beings decreases with the increase in the number of sense-organs possessed by them. This order is maintained in the aparyâpta (undeveloped) living beings (No. 49-53), but it is reversed in the paryāpta (developed) ones (No. 44-48). The secret behind this is not known to us.
Relative Numerical Strength of All the Classes of Living Beings
1. The number of male2 human beings born from uterus is the lowest.3
2. Manusya-stri
3. Badara-tejaḥkāya
4. Anuttaropapātikadeva
5. Gods of Upper (three) Graiveyakas 6. Gods of Middle (three) Graiveyakas 7. Gods of Lower (three) Graiveyakas 8. Gods of Acyutakalpa 9. Gods of Araṇakalpa
10. Gods of Pranatakalpa 11. Gods of Anatakalpa
12. Infernal beings of VII hell 13. Infernal beings of VI hell 14. Gods of Sahasrarakalpa 15. Gods of Mahasukra 16. Infernal beings of V hell
(samkhyāta guna adhika)* (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (samkhyāta guna adhika) (samkhyata guna adhika) (samkhyāta guna adhika) (samkhyāta guna adhika) (samkhyāta guna adhika) (samkhyāta guna adhika)
(samkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika) (asamkhyāta guna adhika)
2. While dealing with the class of human beings the text takes note of males and females. But it observes silence about the division of the neuters. Of course, it separately mentions the sammúrcchima human. beings who are invariably neuters. See No. 24.
3. The commentator has suggested the number 'samkhyeya koti x kotî'. For others too he points out the numbers and their propriety. The readers interested in the problem may refer to the pertinent portion of the commentary.
4. The commentator points out that the number of females is 27 times more than the number of males.