Samvatsari Pratikraman English

SR No.: 007738
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ila Mehta
Publisher: Ila Mehta
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 408
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, M000, & M001
File Size: 28 MB

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Samvatsari Pratikramana
Four lakhs (400,000) forms of animals with five sense organs, Fourteen lakhs (1,400,000) forms of human beings, Out of eighty four lakhs (8.4 million) forms of living beings, if I may have hurt any living beings, have caused others to hurt them, encouraged others to hurt them, or praised those who hurt them, either by thoughts, words, and/or actions, I ask forgiveness for all such sinful activities. I forgive all living beings, may all living beings forgive me, I am friendly to all, I have enmity for none. In this universe, infinite numbers of birth places exist for any worldly soul for its rebirth. However the groups of birth places with similar color, odor, taste, touch and shape are considered as one type. Thus the number of birth places is counted as 8.4 million. How is the number of species determined in each type of living being? In each kind of living beings the types 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/rough) and 5 types of shapes (triangle, square, rectangle, round and oval). By multiplying all the factors, the final number of species is determined. For example, earth bodies are 700,000. Halved in hundred 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.