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two kinds-Palyopam and Sagaropam. Period of time described by using a palya (a large pit for storing grains or a silo) is called Palyopam. Where sea is used as a metaphor it is called Sagaropam (for more details see Illustrated Anuyogdvar, Part I, p 289)
The commentator (Churni) informs that the numerical time scale is used to measure the life-span of the infernal beings of the first hell, Bhavanpati (abode-dwelling) and Vyantar (interstitial) gods and human beings and animals of Bharat and Airavat area during the latter part of the Sukham-dukham epoch
The numbers from antar-muhurt (less than a muhurt) to Purva koti are used to express the life-span of human beings and animals in context of the period of adhering to religious conduct. For example-–That particular person practiced religion for a little less than a crore purva This statement indicates that his life-span was a crore purva and he got initiated at some early age, say of nine years
The numbers from trutit to sheershaprahelika are used to measure the life-span of infernal beings, Bhavanpati (abode-dwelling) and Vyantar gods (For a more detailed and comparative discussion refer to Anuogadaraim by Acharya Mahaprajna, p 278-280) पल्योपम-सागरोपमप्ररूपण
३६९. से किं तं पलिओवमे ? ___ पलिओवमे तिविहे पण्णत्ते। तं जहा-१. उद्धारपलिओवमे य, २. अद्धापलिओवमे य, ३. खेत्तपलिओवमे य।
३६९. (प्र.) पल्योपम किसे कहते है ?
(उ.) पल्योपम के तीन प्रकार हैं- (१) उद्धारपल्योपम, (२) अद्धापल्योपम, और (३) क्षेत्रपल्योपम। PALYOPAM AND SAGAROPAM
369. (Q.) What is this Palyopam (metaphor of silo)?
(Ans.) Palyopam (metaphor of silo) is of three kinds ——(1) Uddhar Palyopam, (2) Addha Palyopam, and (3) Kshetra Palyopam.
३७०. से किं तं उद्धारपलिओवमे ? उद्धारपलिओवमे दुविहे पण्णते। तं जहा-सुहुमे य वावहारिए य।
सचित्र अनुयोगद्वार सूत्र-२
Illustrated Anuyogadvar Sutra-2
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