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However, the term kalp (dimension) is traditionally used for the Vaimanik (celestial-vehicular) gods only Starting from Saudharm-kalp the gods up to Achyut-kalp are called Kalpopapanna Starting from Nava-graiveyak, in the higher celestial vehicles up to Sarvarth-siddh the system of Indras (kings of gods) or the feudal structure of the kalp (dimension) does not exist, therefore the divine beings of these dimensions are called Kalpateet devas (gods beyond kalps)
The minimum as well as maximum avagahana (space occupied) by the Uttarvaukriya (secondary transmuted) bodies of all these kalpdwelling gods is same, minimum being countable fraction of an angul and maximum being one lac yojans. However the Bhavadharaniya (normal) avagahana (space occupied) varies The reason for this is that the life-span, influence, joy, radiance, purity of attitude, the information acquiring potency of sense organs and the range of Avadhi-jnana (extrasensory perception of the physical dimension) progressively enhance in each higher dimension But the speed of movement from one place to another, space occupied by the body, fondness for possessions and ego progressively diminish. That is the reason that the avagahana (space occupied) by the body of a Saudharm god is seven ratnis whereas at the twelfth level of Achyut-kalp it remains only three ratnis
(४) गेवेज्जयदेवाणं भंते ! केमहालिया सरीरोगाहणा पन्नत्ता ?
गो. ! गेवेज्जगदेवाणं एगे भवधारणिज्जए सरीरए, से जहन्नेणं अंगुलस्स असंखेज्जइभागं, उक्कोसेणं दो रयणीओ।
(8) (9.) 4d! duch det gət strament fon ?
(उ.) गौतम ! ग्रैवेयक देवों के एकमात्र भवधारणीय शरीर ही होता है। उस शरीर की जघन्य अवगाहना अंगुल के असंख्यातवें भाग और उत्कृष्ट अवगाहना दो हाथ की होती है।
(4) (Q.) Bhante ! How large is the avagahana (space occupied) by the body of a Deva (divine-being) of the Graweyak dimension ?
(Ans.) Gautam ! Graweyak gods only have Bhavadharaniya (normal) body. The minimum avagahana (space occupied) of this Bhavadharaniya (normal) body is innumerable fraction of an angul and the maximum is two ratnis.
अवगाहना-प्रकरण
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The Discussion on Avagahana
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