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HELE Generally speaking the minimum avagahana (space occupied)
by the body of a Badar Vanaspatıkayık (gross plant-bodied) being is innumerable fraction of an angul and maximum a little more than one thousand yojans. Specifically speaking minimum or maximum avagahana (space occupied by the body of a Badar Aparyapt Vanaspatıkayık (gross underdeveloped plant-bodied) being is innumerable fraction of an angul. The minimum avagahana (space occupied) by the body of a Badar Paryapt Vanaspatikayik (gross fully developed plant-bodied) being is innumerable fraction of an angul and the maximum is a little more than one thousand yojans.
Elaboration-It should be understood that innumerable has also innumerable divisions Minimum avagahana (space occupied) is less than the maximum There are various levels in that also For example, the minimum avagahana (space occupied) by all the five immobiles is mentioned as innumerable fraction of an angul but there are many levels in these The innumerable fraction of all is not same Bhagavatı Sutra clarifies as follows. Infinite bodies of Sukshma Vanaspatıkayık (minute plant-bodied)
beings = body of one Şukshma Vayukayık (minute air-bodied)
being • Infinite bodies of Sukshma Vayukayik (minute air-bodied) beings
= body of one Sukshma Tejaskıyık (minute fire-bodied) being Infinite bodies of Sukshma Tejaskayık (minute fire-bodied) beings = body of one Sukshma Apkayık (minute water-bodied) being Infinite bodies of Sukshma Apkayık (minute water-bodied) beings = body of one Sukshma Prithvikayık (minute earth-bodied) being Infinite bodies of Badar Vayukayık (gross air-bodied) beings = body of one Badar Tejaskayık (gross fire-bodied) being Infinite bodies of Badar Tejaskayık (gross fire-bodied) beings = body of one Badar Apkayık (gross water-bodied) being Infinite bodies of Badar Apkayık (gross water-bodied) beings = body of one Badar Prithvikayık (gross earth-bodied) being
(Bhagavati Sutra 19/33)
अवगाहना-प्रकरण
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The Discussion on Avagahana
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