$JES 302 Jain Philosophy Level 3 Book

Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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SIX SUBSTANCES PART II - NON-LIVING SUBSTANCES (Ajiv) the progressive cycle or ascending orders, called Utsarpini. The other half is the regressive cycle or the descending order called Avasarpini. Every Utsarpini and Avasarpini is divided into six unequal periods called Aräs. During the Utsarpini half cycle; progress, development, happiness, strength, age, body, religious trends, etc., go from the worst conditions to the best. During the Avasarpini half cycle, progress, development, happiness, strength, age, body, religious trends, etc. go from the best conditions to the worst. Presently, we are in the fifth Ärä of the Avasarpini phase. When the Avasarpini phase ends the Utsarpini phase begins. The Kälchakra repeats and continues forever.
Each Ärä is divided into six parts. The duration and the name of each part is as follows: The six Äräs are:
• Sukham Sukham Käl- Happy Happy (happiness all the time). • Sukham Käl- Happy (happiness). • Sukham Dukham Käl- Happy Unhappy (happiness with some unhappiness). • Dukham Sukham Käl- Unhappy Happy (unhappiness with some happiness). • Dukham Käl- Unhappy (unhappiness). • Dukham Dukham Käl- Unhappy Unhappy (unhappiness all the time).
KAL CHAKRA (TIME CYCLE)
REGRESSIVE HALF CYCLE
6.VERY HAPPY
1. VERY HAPPY
SHAPPY
2. HAPPY
L HAPPY
UNHAPPY
UNHAPPY
4. UNHAPPY
HAPPY
2. UNHAPPY HAPPY
2. UNHAPPY
1- VERY UNHAPPY PROGRESSIVE HALF CYCLE
SUNHAPPY
EVERY UNHAPPY
Six parts of Declining Era (Avasarpini) Time Cycle 01 Happy_happy
4 x 1014 Sägaropams 02 Happy
3 x 1014 Sägaropams 03 Happy_unhappy
2 x 1014 Sägaropams 04 Unhappy_happy
1 x 1014 Sägaropams - 42000 years** 05 Unhappy
21000 years 06 Unhappy_unhappy
21000 years
1 This is current Ärä, which began about 2500 years ago
Six parts of Rising Era (Utsarpini) Time Cycle 01 Unhappy_unhappy
21000 years 02 Unhappy
21000 years
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