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________________ (224) : Nandanavana Anatomical Descriptions Acaränga3 gives names of 32 parts of human body and nine forms of excretions in comparison to twenty in case of Dhannā monk34. There are no details about them, however, as to their structure and shapes etc. But canons like B.A., T.V. give us some anatomical details of human body as shown in Table 2 and 3. It contains some internal details too. It is said that in many cases, women have lesser number of parts. The comparative tables suggest that there is a good amount of similarity between Präṇāvāya system and Ayurveda. But the details of Praṇāvāya are more varied and quantitative. One can discern differences in number and weight in most cases between the old and current medical systems. However, it is surprising that data either lack or are not easily available in current system in many cases, reported in canons. Here, the weight calculations have been given on the basis of35 1 Pala = 4 Tolās = 46 gms. 16 Palas = 64 Tolās Añjali = 4 Palas = 16 Tolas = 184 gms. 1 Prastha = 4 Añjali 800 gms.~0.80 Kg. The author hopes that scholars will be encouraged to express the qualitative contents in current units of length (cms.) and weight (gms.) This will make better comparative evolution. No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ܡ 12. 13. 33 Bones Joints Tendons Nerves/Veins Muscles Arteries Large Veins Fleshal Sinews (Māmsa-rajju) Skin Table 2: Anatomical Parts in Human Body: Numerical Data Name AY 300/360 206 210 900 700 500 24 16 Defsdddddecation Points Vital Spots (Marmasthala) Humors Anuses - Jain Education International TV 300 300 900 700 500 107 9 (men) 11(women) BA KK 300 300 300 300 900 700 500 - 16 2 77 107 ~ 3 a 9 900 700 500 24 16 2 77 107 39 For Private & Personal Use Only 4 7 ' 107 39 Med.Sc. 519 5 www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006597
Book TitleNandanvana
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorN L Jain
PublisherParshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year2005
Total Pages592
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size25 MB
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