Exposition of Pratikramana Sutra

SR No.: 007574
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Rati Dodhia
Publisher: Rati Dodhia
Publication Year: 2009
Total Pages: 105
Language: English, Gujarati
Classification: Book_English, Ritual_text, & Ritual
File Size: 933 KB

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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
4 hundred thousand helicans lives, 4 hundred thousand animal lives with five senses, 14 hundred thousand human lives. એવકારે ચોરાશી લાખ જીવાયોનિમાંહિ, માહરે જીવે જે કોઈ જીવ, હણ્યો હોય, હણાવ્યો હોય, હણતાં પ્રત્યે અનુમોદ્યો હોય, તે સવિ હું મને, વચન, કાયાએ કરી મિચ્છામિ દુક્કડં. evamkäre chauräshi läkha jiva yoni mähi, mähre jive je koi jiva hanyo hoi, hanävyo hoi, hantän pratye anumodhyo hoi, te savi hun mane, vachane käyae kari, michchhämi dukkadam. Of these 84 hundred thousand living beings, if I have hurt or killed, promoted or encouraged such acts, mentally, verbally or physically may those sinful deeds be forgiven and become fruitless.
Explanation: In this verse why total of only 84 hundred thousand numbers of wombs are (yonis) counted? There are infinite numbers of wombs present. However the groups of wombs with similar color, odor, taste, touch and shape are considered as one type. Thus the numbers of wombs are counted as 84 hundred thousand. How is the number of species determined in each type of living being? In each kind of living beings the type of species are halved in hundred. Each specie will have 5 types of colors (black, green, red, yellow and white), two types of odors (pleasant and foul smelling), five types of tastes (hot, bitter, rusty, sour and sweet), eight types of touches cold, warm, soft, hard, large/heavy, small/light, smooth and rough) and 5 types of shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, round and oval). By multiplying all the factors the final number of specie is determined.
For example earth bodies are 700,000. Halved in hundred of this number is 350. Multiplying this number with all the other factors. 350x5x2x5x8x5=700,000. The exact source of how the numbers 700, 500, 350 200 and 100 are derived is not clear.