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PHILOSOPHY OF SOUL
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ta means numberless but the Jain sacred texts recognise, Samkhyata Asamkhyata and Ananta (infinite). Samkhyata has three divisions, lowest, middle and highest. One is not included in numbers so 'two' is the lowest number. From i upto the highest number all intervening numbers are middle ones. They are described with the designations mentioned above viz. Anavasthita, Shalaka etc. Only one less from the abovementioned numbers make Utkrushta (highest).
Asamkhyata (innumerable) has three divisions. Paritta, yukta and Nijapadayukha. Each one is further divided into three divisions: lowest, middle and highest. Thus Asamkhyata (innumerable) has nine divisions.
I) Lowest Paritta Asamkhyata. 2) Middle Paritta Asamkhraya. 3) Highest Paritta Asamkhyata. 4) Lowest yukhta 5) Middle 6) Highest 7) Lowest Asamkhyata Asamkhyata. 8) Middle 9) Highest
When one is added to highest Samkhyata Jaghanya Paritta Asamkhyata results. Thus the calculations of Asamkhyata is very subtle, and so we do not enter into details. In brief we might mention that when innumerable number is multiplied for innumerable times, Asamkhyata results.
When one is added to this Asamkhyata Asamkhyata Ananants (infinite) results. Ananta has also three divisions : Paritta yukta and Nijapadayaukta. They are also further classified as lowest, middle and highest. Thus Ananta or infinite has nine varieties. They are as follows:
I) Lowest Paritta Ananta. 2) Middle , 3) Highest , 4) Lowest Yukta , 5) Middle 6) Highest
