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CHAPTER III. Sixteenth Years of Ascetic Life (B. C. 553--32 ) 1. Kala-pramāņa 2. Diksă of salibhadra, 3. Dikṣā of Dhanya Setha,
During the winter, śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahävira left Våni. iya-gråma, and went in the direction of Magadha-désa. After going to a number of villages and towns and preaching religion, he came to Rajagriha Nagari, and stayed at Guņa-sila caitya outside the town. The king, queen, princes, and other members of the royal family, as well as, towns-people assembled there for hearing religious discourses.
1. Kāla Pramāņa. At that time, Indrabhūti Gautama asked a question with regard to Kāla (time calculation :-Bhagavän | How many respirations take place in one Mühurta ?
Bhagavāna :-Cautama The following list gives the measure of time-calculation. A-samkhyāta innumerable) samaya (moments)
= one avalikā 4446; avalikas
= one Respiration or Praņa 7 Respirations or prānas = One Stoka. 7 Stokas
= One Lava. 77 Lavas
= One Muhurta During one Muhữrta there are 3773 respirations of a strong healthy human being : 30 Muhūtas
= One Aho-rātra (day-night), 15 Aho-ratra
- One Paksa (fortnight), 2 Paksas (fortnights) = One Māsa (month). 2 Māsas (months) = One Ritu (season). 3 Ritus (seasons) = One Ayana (solstice; half year).
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