Prabuddha Jivan 2015 04

SR No.: 526081
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh
Publication Year: 2015
Total Pages: 44
Language: Gujarati
Classification: Magazine, India_Prabuddha Jivan, & India
File Size: 2 MB

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PRABUDDH JEEVAN
APRIL 2015
LESSON -5: JAIN COSMOLOGY AND CYCLE OF TIME
ENLIGHTEN YOURSELF BY SELF STUDY OF JAINOLOGY
O DR. KAMINI GOGRI (Lesson 5 -- Concluding Part)
Utsarapini Kāla + 1 Avasarapini Kāla = 1 Kāla Cakra Jains like other Indian philosophies like Hinduism = 1 Cycle of Time or Buddhism believes in the cyclic or circular concept Infinite Kāla Cakra = Pudgala Parāvarta Kāla. The past of time. Being cyclic it has no beginning or end and and the future consist of infinite Pudgala Parāvarta has infiniteness. In general, the Judeo-Christian con- Kālas. Such is the unimaginable infinite extent of time. cept, based on the Bible, is that time is linear, begin- At the same time it is said that a blink of an eye comning with the act of creation by God and time will end prises innumerable Samays. Thus Jaina masters have with the end of the world.
described minutest and largest extents of time. Jain Units of measurements of Time - Vyavhar kala 6 Ārās of Jaina Concept of Time Cycle : I Samaya =
Tiniest Indivisible unit of Time According to Jain Scriptures, time can be imagined Innumerable Samaya =1 Avalika
as a wheel moving in a clockwise direction and divided 256 Avaliksa = I sullakabhāva (Minimum life
into 2 equal parts-the descending cycle (Avasarapini)
and the ascending cycle (Utsarpini) span of any Jiva) 17.5 Ksullakbhava = One Svasoshvas of young
Each of the 2 halves cycles are further divided into
6 Ārās. healthy man 27 yrs.old 16777216 Avalikas = 1 Muhurata=2 Ghadi=48 mins
The 6 Ārās of Avasarapini Kāla (Descending Cycle
of time) are: 30 Muhuratas = 1 Ahoratra (24 Hours-Day &
01. Susama Susama - An era of absolute HappiNight)
ness 15 Days & Nights = 1 Paksa
02. Susama - An era of Happiness slightly less than 2 Paksas = 1 Month
1st Ārā. 2 Months = 1 Season
03. Susama Dusama-An era of Happiness mingled 12 Months = 1 Year
with Slight Sorrow 84 Lakh Years = 1 Purvāng
04. Dusama Susama - An era of Sorrow and Very 84 Lakh Purvāng = 1 Purva
Little Happiness 1 Purva = 70,56,0 Arab Years
05. Dusama - An era of only Sorrow Definition of one Palyopama :
06. Dusama Susama - An era of Absolute (com(Palya means Pitot Well, Upama means like) plete) Sorrow A pit of 1 x 1 x 1 Yojanas (About 13 km) compactly
1st Ārā-Susama-Susama : filled with fine hairs of newly born Yugalikas/couplets This is the best of all. During this period, earth is full and then an army of a Cakravarti passes over it and of beautiful trees and plants. The air is filled with beauthe pit remains like that and does not get compressed. tiful fragrances and happiness prevailed everywhere. Now one such hair is removed every 100 years. The The human beings are as white as snow having exceltime required to empty the whole pit is one Palyopama. lent form and 32 marks of beauty. There is no disease 10 Cr x 1 Cr (10 Croda-Crodi) Palvopama=one and dissatisfaction among them, nor is there any king Sagāropama
and castes. People spent their days in play and enjoy
ment. For, when people have a wish, they go to one of 10 Cr x 1 Cr Sāgaropama = one Avasarapini Kāla
the 10 "Wish-fulfilling Trees' known as 'Kalpavarksa' 10 Cr x 1 Cr Sägaropama = one Utsarapini Kāla
and they get everything they want. Being era of 20 Cr x 1 Cr Sāgaropama = one Kāla Cakra