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Table 2: Units of Length in Some Jaina Canons (UA basis)
Bhagavati, B
Trilokaprajñapati, TP
[A-] Smaller Units
Basic Unit-Paramāņu ∞ P = 1 Utslakṣaṇaslakshanika, U
8 U = 1 Slakṣanaslakshanika, S 8 S = 1 Urdhvareņu ( Tṛtireņu), Tr
8 Tr = 1 Trasaneņu, Ts
8 Ts = 1 Rathareņu, Rr 8 Rr = 1 Hairhead, UBHH
(Devakuru-Uttarakuru)
8 UBHH
=
1 Hairhead, MBHH (Hari-Ramyaka area)
8 MBHH = 1 Hairhead, JBHH
(Hemavala-Airāvata area)
8 JBHH Hairhead, PVHH
(Purva Videha)
8 PVHH
= 1 Likṣā, Li
∞∞∞o P
sanna, U
1 Sannäsanna, S 1 Tṛtireņu, Tr
1 Ts
1 Rr
1 Ubasannā
Rājavārtika, RV
1 Hairhead, UBHH (Uttama Bhogabhūmi) 1 Hairhead, MBHH (Madhyama Bhogabhūmi)
1 JBHH
1 Li
(Jaghanya Bhogabhūmi)
1 PVHH (Karmabhūmi)
∞∞ P
sangyā, U
Ts
1 Rr
1 Utsangyā- ∞∞∞ P- 1 Avasannā
sanna, U
1 Sannāsanna, S
1 Tr (Practical Atom)
1 Ts
1 Rr
1 UBHH
(As in TP)
1 MBHH
1 Sangyasangya,S
1 Tr
Jambuddivapannatti, JDP
1 Hairhead, UBHH
(As in B)
1 MBHH
(As in B)
1 JBHH
(As in B)
1 PVHH
(As in TP)
1 JBHH
(As in TP)
1 PVHH
(Bharata-Airāvata videha) (As in TP)
1 Li
1 Li
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