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gotra nidhaita; (6) jāti-gotra nidhattayu ; (7) jāti-gotraniyukta ; (8) jāti-gotra niyuktäyu ; (9) jäti-nāma-gotra nidhatta : (10) jäti-nama-gotra nidhattayu ; (11) jäti-namagotra niyukta and (12) jäti-nama-gotra niyuktāyu.
The expressions which include ayu have a dominance of life-span. The word nidhatta means tie or bondage.
15. By its inherent nature, the water of the Salt Sea rises to be scattered all over. So its water surface is never calm. The water is disturbed by tidal bores also which are created by subterranean winds.
For the rest, reference is made to the Jivābhigama Sutra. Beyond two and a half isles and two seas, the seas are not disturbed but have a calm surface. They are full to the brim like a jar full of water. In the Salt Sea, clouds are formed and they cause rainfall. This is not so in other seas. In these seas, many water-bodies, jīvas and pudgalas come in, go out, take birth and die. Their shapes are si but their sizes become double from one to the next one. They are beautified by the blossoms of flowers of diverse varieties, such as utpala, padma, kumuda, nalīna, etc., In fact, the number of isles and seas are as many as there are auspicious words in the world to signify beautiful names, forms, smells, substances and touches. The number of such isles and seas would easily run into krores of sägaropamas. They are the outcome of earth, water, soul and matter. All präņas, bhūtas, jivas and sattvas,...till mobile beings have been born in these many times or an infinite number of times.
16. The details are contained in the Pannavanā Sutra. The bondage of eight types of karma has been noticed earlier. When the bondage consists of seven types, karma giving life-span is excluded. When it consists of six types, to be excluded are karma giving life-span and karma causing delusion.
