Atma the Self

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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ĀTMĀ
The Self....
KĀLA-CAKRA (TIME-CYCLE) TYPE, DURATION, REGRESSIVE, PROGRESSIVE
Type*/Condition
Duration/period
Section
Regressive Progressive
• Extremely happy 4 Koțākoți Sāgarðpama • Happy
3 Kotākoți Sāgarðpama • More happy than 2 Koţākoți Sāgarðpama . Unhappy • More Unhappy 1 kotākoti Sagarðpama • Than happy less 42,000 years . Unhappy
21,000 years • Extremely unhappy 21,000 years
*.... in longevity, body-size, strength, knowledge, energy, etc.
There are six varied methods of calculation in Palyopama and Sāgaropama for different purposes and eight methods in Pudgalaparāvarta-Kāla.
PUDGALA - MATTER :
The Second Dravya - Basic Substance of cosmos. Out of the six, only the pudgala has Form (other 5 are Formless) with infinite qualities like colour, smell, touch, taste and shape. The other qualities are Sabda (sound), Amdhakāra (darkness), Prabhā (light and radiance), Chāyā (shadow), Pratibimba (reflection), etc.
The infinitesimal small part called 'Pradesa', when separated from Pudgala is called 'Paramāņu'-the indivisible subtlest particle. The combinations of Pradēśa are 'Skandha' (the aggregate) and their sub-parts are called 'Dēśa' - (sub-aggregate). Infinite number of them occupy less than a pin-point They are in groups, divisions, classes, etc and are all-pervading in the
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