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Table-6: Details about the Five Bodies
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S.No. 1.
Details Material causes
Luminous body Finer variforms of
Gross body Gross mattergic variforms of gross body PMK 8 continents (1/As universe) Humans & animals
2.
Sphare of action
All
Trasformational Body
Ejectable Body Fine mattergic variforms of tr Finer variforms of ejectable body physique-making karms body PMK (PMK) Innumerable continents
Mahavideha region (1/As universe)
(1/As universe) Hellish and celestials
Sixth stager, scripture uterine men and animals
proficient, Uterine men Varied Manifestations
Removal of doubts,
pilgrimage Less gross
Fine
Possessors
Object/Function
Religiosity/ Liberation
Digestion/Cursing
Gorss
Finer
Extension/Size Spacepoints in body aggregates
IN?
IN
(IN) I
For Private & Personal Use Only
Space occupancy (a) minimum (b) maximum Life-span (a) minimum
(b) maximum Association with soul
Like karmic body 1000 Y 48 mts 3 Palyas Finite
1H (46 cm) 500D - 10ʻY 48 mts 33 Sagaras Finite
IH (46 cm) 1H (46 cm) 48 mts 48 mts Finite
1/As x Angula Like gross body Eternal
Least x As?
As x Least
Least
Relative numeration Receivability of sense objects,
R Resisting capacity
R
R
(As)'i R* Non-resisting
12.
Yes
Yes
Non-resisting
* IN/As : Innumerable number, Y: Yojana; R* : Divided opinion, I : Infinity, PMK: Physique-making karma
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