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भगवती सूत्रम् शः ११ उः ११
koranta flowers and surrounded by many followers he proceeded on foot to the place where the Lord was staying Then as stated in Book Nine Chapter Thirtythree on Rṣabhadatta, after taking five necessary precautions till he worshipped him in three modes. Thereafter Bhagavan Mahävira spoke at length to the Merchant Sudarśana and the vast assembly of the people. On hearing his sermon the merchant Sudarsana was highly delighted and pleased. He stood up, moved thrice round the Lord, paid his homage and obeisance and said :
सुदर्शन - इविहे णं भंते ! काले पण्णत्ते ?
Sudarsana-Bhante! How many are the types of time?
तंजहा - पमाणकाले
महावीर - सुदंसणा ! चउब्विहे काले पण्णत्ते अहा उणिव्वत्तिकाले मरणकाले अद्धाकाले ।
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Mahāvira—Sudarsana ! Four, eg, pramāna kāla (standard time), yathāyunivrtti kāla (time equal to life-span), marana kāla (death time) and addhā kāla.
सुदर्शन - से किं तं पमाणकाले ?
Sudarsana-Bhante! How many are the types of pramāņṇa
kala ?
दुविहे
महावीर - पमाणकाले पण्णत्ते तं जहा - दिवसप्पमाणकाले राइप्पमाणकाले य । चउपोरिसिए दिवसे चउपोरिसिया राई भवइ । उक्कोसिआ अद्धपंचममुहुत्ता दिवसस्स वा राईए वा पोरिसी भवइ जहणिया तिमुहुत्ता दिवसस्स वा राईए वा पोरिसी भवइ ।
Mahavira -Two, e.g., day time and night time. Day time consists of four pauruşi and so also night time. Pauruşi of day and night time consists of four and half muhurtas in the maximum and 3 muhurtas in the minimum.
