Book Title: Agam 45 Chulika 02 Anuyogdwar Sutra
Author(s): Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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________________ 184 AŅUOGADDĀRĀIM SUTTAS 496 14 (xiv) number of vatthu; (xv) number of puvva. This is the samkha (number) as compass of the scripture of Ditthivāya. This is the samkhă (number) as compass. 1 496. Then what is samkha (determination) as jananā (knowledge) ?2 The determination as knowledge (is illustrated as) what one knows, one knows, for instance, words (are known by) a grammarian; mathematics is known by) a mathematician; astrology (is known by) an astrologer (nemittia); the time is known by) a time-knower (kalanānī, probably astronomer); medicine is known by) a doctor.. This is the determination as knowledge. 497. Then what is samkhā (number) as counting ?3 The number as counting (is as follows) : (The number) 'one' does not lend itself to counting. (The number) 't wo', etc. (are proper) numbers (which are known as (1) numerable; (2) innumerable; and (3) infinite. 498. Then what is the numerable (number) ? The numerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz. (a) minimum (number), jahannaa; (b) maximum (number), ukkosaa; (c) neither minimum nor maximum (number that is, an intermediate number between the minimum and the maximum), ajahannamarukkosaa. 499. Then what is the innumerable (number) ? The innumerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz. (i) low-grade innumerable (number), parittä samkhejjaa; (ii) innumerable (number) 'obtained by raising a number to the power of itself' (briefly 'self-raised'), juttasam khejjaa; (iii) innumerable-innumerable(number),asamkhejjāsamkhejjaa. 500. Then what is the low-grade innumerable (number) ? The low-grade innumerable (number) is stated to be threefold, viz. (a) minimum (number); (b) maximum (number); 1. Vide supra, sutta No. 493. 2. Vide supra, sulla No. 477. 3, Vide supra, sutta No. 477,

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