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Syntropy 2013 (2): 243-279
ISSN 1825-7968
Appendix 4. Table of Measurement of Length as Found in the JainaLiteratrue
(1) Infinitely many parmāņus
8 Avasannasanna units 8 Sannasanna units 8 Trutreņu units 8 Trasareņu units 8 Rathareņu units 8 U. b. b. Units
8 M. b. b. Units (9) 8 J. b.b. Units (10) 8 K. b. b. Units (11) 8 Liksā units
= = = = = = = = = = =
1 Avasannasannaskhandha 1 Sannasannaskandha 1 Trutreņu 1 Trasareņu 1 Rathareņu
Uttamabhogbhūmibālāgra 1 Madhyamabhogbhūmibālāgra 1 Jaghanyabhogbhūmibālāgra 1 Karma bhūmibālāgara 1 Liksā 1 Yūkā
(12) 8 Yūkā (13) 8 Yava units (14) 6 Angula units (15) 2 Pāda units (16) 2 Vitasti units (17) 2 Hasta units (18) 2 Kisku units (19) 2000 Daņdas units (20) 4 Krosa units
= = = = = = = = =
1 Yava (Barley corn) 1 Angula (Finger breadth) 1 Pāda 1 Vitasti 1 Hasta (Forearm) 1 Rikku or Kisku 1 Daņda or Dhanus (Bow) 1 Krosa 1 Yojana
Here a parmāņu has been defined as the smallest particle of matter havingno length, no breadth and no height. This is defined as a particle whichcan be only thought of but is not practically perceivable. The particle whichis perceivable is a group of parmānus. The smallest of such skandha is anavasannasannaskandha. Let us therefore estimate its size by roughly takingthe average size of a finger to be equal to 2 cm. We can therefore write thefollowing simple formula by using the above table :
2 cm = 82 of size of avsannasannaskandha Therefore Size of avsannasannaskandha = 2X8-12 cm. = 2.9 X 10-cm.
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