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(a) Simile Measure :
For the description of the three universes as shown in the labelled map in the margin, the units range from a map of the whole universe, comprising of the lower, middle and the upper, beyond which is the nonuniverse all around, known as empty space extending in all directions to the endlessly endless.
R
a
lloc Yojana
400000 Y less 7R
01RnBITIO
TR Space-point (pradeśa) to a rajju (rope). A point is defined to be the space occupied by an ultimate particle (parmāņu). First a finger width is defined as follows 48 :
Endlessly endless paramāņus
= 1 Uvasannāsanna skandha 8 Uvasannāsanna skandha
= 1 Truţareņu skandha 8 Truţareņu skandha
= 1 Trasareņu skandha 8 Trasareņu skandha
= 1 Rathareņu skandha 8 Ratharenu skandha
= 1 Bālāgra of uttama bhogabhūmi 8 Bālāgra of Uttama bhogabhumi = 1 Bālāgra of of madhyama
bhogabhūmi 8 Bälāgra of madhyama bhogabhūmi = 1 Balagra of jaghanya bhogabhūmi 8 Bālāgra of jaghanya bhogabhūmi = 1 Bālāgra of karma bhūmi 8 Bālāgra of karma bhūmi
= I Lika
48. Cf. T.P.G., pp. 18, 19.; T.P., vol. 1. 93–132.
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