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284 : Scientific Contents in Prākrta Canons
The time consists of units which never mix with each other and are always separate. They are like grains, invisible and inactive, represented by uni-dimensional mathematical series. This de facto time is expressed in three types of measures — (i) Numberable, (ii) Innumerable and (iii) Infinite time27. Out of these, the first one has values useful to us while the other two types have mathematical values of enormously complex nature and, therefore, comparatively not very much useful to us. They will not be discussed here except a brief reference. The different units and values of numerable time described in literature are summarised in Table 6. Table 6 : Apparent Time Units in Jaina Canons. A. D. S.
T.P. R. V. J. D. P. 1. Samaya, S = Basic unit in all references 2. J. Y. S. or As S = As. S = As. S = As. S = Avalika, A
1 A TA 1A 3. Ss. A = Ucchvāsa/Prāna, - do - - do - = 1 P
44463959 A29 = 1 P 4. 7 P = 1 Stoka, St - do - - do - - 1 St 5. 7 St = 1 Lāvā, L
- do - - do- = 1 L 6. 38.5 L = 1 Ghāti, G = Nali, N - 7. 77 L = 1 Muhūrta, M = 1M = 1 M 8. 30 M = 1 Day, D
1 D
1 D 9. 15 D = 1 Fortnight, F = 1 F = 1 F = 1 F 10.2 F= 1 Month, Mn = 1 Mn = 1 Mn = 1 Mn 11.2 Mn = 1 Season, Sn = 1 Sn = 1 Sn = 1 Sn 12. 3 Sn = 1 Ayana, An = 1 An = 1 An = 1 An 13. 2An = 12Mn = 1 Year, Yr = 1 Yr = 1 Yr = 1 Yr 14.5 Yr = 1 Yuga, Yg = Yg = 1 Yg = 1 Yg
It must be pointed out here that the countable numbers are also classified in three types :
(i) Least countable number which is 2.
(ii) Middle countable number - it may be taken from 3 to ( HN-1).
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