Jainism Key to Reality

SR No.: 007600
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 416
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Q.III.6.6 A.III.6.6
How many layers are there in each earth of the lower world? The number of layers in the seven lands is as follows: Number Name
Number of layers Ratnaprabh
arkar prabh B luk prabh Pamkaprabh Dh maprabh Tamah prabh Mah tamah prabh
Total
Q.III.6.7 A.III.6.7
What is the minimum life span in different regions of the lower world? The minimum life spans in different lands of the lower world are as follows: Number Name
Minimum life span/age Ratnaprabh
10000 years (maximum 90000 years) arkar prabh 90000 years B luk prabh
3 ocean-measure-periods 4 Pamkaprabh
7 ocean-measure-periods Dh maprabh 10 ocean-measure-periods 6 Tamah prabh
17 ocean-measure-periods Mah tamah prabh 22 ocean-measure-periods
Q.III.6.8 A.III.6.8
Which kinds of living beings are born in the lower world? The living beings in the human and sub-human destinies with seven vices (vyasana), dispositions with intense passions, intense wrong beliefs, too much indulgence and excessive possessions are born in the lower worlds.
Q.III.6.9 A.III.6.9
Q.III.6.10
In what manner are the infernal beings born in the lower worlds? They are born (in special hole like beds in the ceilings of the layers) by falling upside down, i.e. head below and legs upwards. What kind of food and water do infernal beings get, when they are hungry and thirsty to quench them? Neither a morsel of food nor a drop of water is available anywhere in the entire lower world for quenching their thirst and hunger.
A.III.6.10
Q.III.6.11
A.III.6.11
How many times a living being can be born subsequently in the lower world? Each infernal being can be born in different lands as follows: Number Name
Number of sequential / repeated birth Ratnaprabh
arkar prabh B luk prabh Pamkaprabh Dh maprabh Tamah prabh Mah tamah prabh
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