________________ MOKSHA THE LIBERATION 213 innumerable souls have attained liberation in the past and innumerable more will attain it in future. Alpabahutva: This means more or less. It denotes drawing an analytical view based on the above-mentioned eleven criteria. For instance, there are many more beings in the infernal abodes than in the heavenly abodes. It can therefore be surmised that more souls are liberated out of those inhabiting the infernal abodes than those in the heavenly ones. To take time as a unit, it can be said that more souls are liberated in the earlier eras than in the latter ones. That type of analysis can also be drawn in terms of mode and the liberated souls can be classified accordingly. OOD Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
