Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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ĀTMĀ The Self....
Note : 1) To arrive at 'B' (Minimum-countless), instead of the complicated
method of calculation a simple method is illustrated : A hollow pit of 8 X 8 miles is tightly filled wilth hair particles of seven day old newly born (a single hair cut into eight pieces seven times i.e. 20, 97, 152 particles). All the particles of such numerous pits if added together, the figure arrived at will be incomprehensible.
The amount of the 'Minimum-Countless figure B' is arrived at byan themeson astounding method of 'Rape-Seeds' as described in the Jain
scriptures. 2) The maximum of Countable i.e. 'A' is arrived at by deducting one
from the Countless - Minimum, Parita i.e. 'B' 3) The Minimum of Countless - 'Yukta' i.e. 'C' is arrived at by 'Rāśi'
"Gunākāra' of 'B'i.e. self multiplication. Note: Multiplication method :
Rasi : heappile, Guņākar = multiplication.
Rasi Gunākāra means self multiplication of heaps with one another. Every heap is of the same quantity. The numbers of heaps are to be equal to the quantity in a single heap.
e.g. heap of '5' 5 X 5 = 25 X 5 = 125 X 5 = 625 X 5 = 3125 1 2
5 Rāsi 1010 =1,00 00 00 00 00
Gunākāra 4) The figures of D (Countless-Nijyukta) is arrived at by Rāśi Guņākāra
of C (Countless Yukta). 5) The figure of E (Infinite-Parita) is arrived at by Rāśi Guņākāra of D
(Countless-Nijyukta). 6) The figure of F (Infinite-Yukta) is arrived at by Rāśi Guņākāra of E
Infinite-Parit).