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## Agam Sutra 28, Payannasutra-5, 'Tandulavaicharik'
This Sutra, praiseworthy and valuable like a jewel casket, is well-guarded like a cloth chest and an oil vessel. It is considered worthy of protection from the touch of cold, heat, hunger, thirst, thieves, bites, mosquitoes, wind, bile, phlegm, fever, and other diseases. But truly, this body is impermanent, imperishable, non-eternal, subject to growth and decay, and destined for destruction. Therefore, it must be abandoned sooner or later.
O Ayushman! In this body, there are 18 joints in the backbone. There are twelve rib bones in the shape of a casket. Six bones only surround the side part, which is called Kadah. The human abdomen is one Vitasthi (12-finger measurement) in size, and the neck is four fingers in size. The tongue is four Palas, and the eye is two Palas.
The head is made up of four sections of bone. It contains 32 teeth, a tongue seven fingers long, a heart of three and a half Palas, and a liver of 25 Palas. There are two intestines, which are called five Vamas. The two intestines are the large and the small. The large intestine expels feces, and the small intestine expels urine. Two sides are mentioned, one left and one right. The right side is associated with happiness, and the left side is associated with sorrow.
O Ayushman! There are 160 joints in this body, 107 vital points, 300 bones connected to each other, 900 nerves, 700 veins, 500 muscles, 9 arteries, 99 lakh hair follicles except for beard and mustache hair, and three and a half crore hair follicles including beard and mustache. O Ayushman! In this body, 160 veins originate from the navel and go towards the brain. They are called Rasaharani. Ascending, these veins activate the eyes, ears, nose, and tongue. And their damage destroys the functioning of the eyes, ears, nose, and tongue. O Ayushman! In this body, 160 veins originate from the navel and reach the soles of the feet. They provide the functioning of the shanks. The damage to these veins causes headache, hemiplegia, head pain, and blindness.
O Ayushman! In this body, 160 veins originate from the navel and reach the palms of the hands. They provide the functioning of the arms. And their damage causes pain in the armpit, back pain, abdominal pain, and O Ayushman! 160 veins originate from the navel and go downwards to meet the Gunda. And their damage causes
the wind to be in the right amount. And damage causes the blockage of feces, urine, and wind, making the human being disturbed and causing a disease called Pandu. O Ayushman! There are 25 veins that hold phlegm, 25 veins that hold bile, and 10 veins that hold semen. A man has 700 veins, a woman has 670 veins, and a eunuch has 680 veins.
O Ayushman! In this human body, the weight of blood is one Adhak, fat is half an Adhak, Mastuling is one Prastha, urine is one Adhak, feces is one Prastha, bile is one Kudava, phlegm is one Kudava, and semen is half a Kudava. In those who are afflicted with doshas, these quantities are less. A man has five chambers in his body, and a woman has six. A man has nine sources, and a woman has eleven. A man has 500 muscles, a woman has 470 muscles, and a eunuch has 480 muscles. Sutra - 103
If perhaps the flesh inside the body is transformed and expelled, then even the mother would feel disgust at seeing that impurity. Sutra - 104
The human body is impure due to flesh, semen, and bones. But it is adorned by clothing, fragrance, and garlands.
Muni Diparatnasagar Krit " (Tandulavaicharik) Agam Sutra - Hindi Translation
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