Gommatasara Jiva Kanda

SR No.: 001612
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1927
Total Pages: 438
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & Canon
File Size: 9 MB

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pit, take the diameter of that Continent or Ocean for a fresh pit, which is to be filled conically as before and the seeds from which are also to be disposed of as before.
Go on doing this for Z times; The number of seeds in the last i. e. (Z ) th pit is-D.
The imaginary dropping of rape-seeds on the Continents and Oceans serves the purpose of showing.
(1) the tremendous extent of the area of the Middle
World ; (2) the real character of the Jaina Mathematical ideal of
an innumerable number, which although innumerable
is still not infinite; and (3) the tremendous, soul-staggering extent of Omniscience. To find G-Jaghanya Yuktá Asamkhyáta. Take D and virlana it, or spread it into its units; i.e., write down as many ones as there are units in D. On the top of each one, place a D (called Deya). Multiply all together. The product is DD. This is equal to G. This is the number of instants (samayas) in an ávalí or wink. In other words G=DO,
M. or Jaghanya Parítá-Ananta. Now we come to the other great unknown M. To find MJaghanya Parítá Ananta.
Take Jaghanya Asamkhyáta, Asamkhyáta,J.,which is-G' _D2 D
Treat it to the third degree of Shaláká-Virlana-Deya, as below. In Shalá ka Virlana-Deya, there are always three dispositions of the number treated. The first is called Shalá ká. The number is kept in this and is reduced by one at each completion of process in the next two dispositions. The second disposition is called Virlana. In this one is placed in as many places as there are units in the number. The third disposition is Deya. It is the number which is given to be placed on the top of every unit in the Virlana. The first Deya is always the number itself.
Let us treat 3 by this method. We place 3 as Shaláká. We place 3 ones under Virlana ; and the Deya is 3.
In the Virlana on the top of each 1 we place 3. We multiply all these threes and get 3x3x3 - 27. This is the next Deya, Now we reduce the Shaláká by one. So at the second step we have 2 as