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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
transformational body can be obstructed. However, all the ejectable bodies have equal strength and are non-obstructive in their spheres of action.
The strength of the luminous body depends upon the wrath and favour and it is in the form of kindling and kindness. The strength of the karmic body is the capacity for accommodation of all the karmas.
· The other distinctive points are mentioned under different heads below: (vi) Measural distinction: The gross body has a minimum size of an innumerableth part, 1/As of an Angula (app. 1.70 cms, the minimum value for As is app. 10120-22”, thus, 1.70/10*20-220 = 1.70x10^120-220) as per calculations of Jain). This is the size of fine general plants or nigotas. The maximum size of gross body is a little more that 1000 Yojanas (Y, in this case, it is PY = 8000 kms, hence, 1000 PY=8x10° kms +). This is the size of the lotus flower in the small tank (vapi) of the Nandīšvara island.
The minimum size of the transformable body is one Aratni (equivalent to the unit of one hand, H = app. 1.5 ft or 46 cms) found for the celestials residing in Sarvārtha-siddhi. The maximum size of transformable body is said to be 500 Dhanusas, D (ID=4H=75x4cm; 500D= app. 1.5 kms) found in the case of infernals of the seventh hell of Deep Darkness (Tamas-tama). The largest maximum size of transformation may be equivalent to the size of Jambudvīpa which a celestial can undertake.
The size of the ejectable body is 1 Aratni (app. 46 cms). The minimum size of the luminous and karman bodies is equal to the size of their gross body acquired. The maximum size of these bodies is equivalent to the size of the universe (app. 10% miles or 104 kms) under omnisciental extrication.' (vii) Occupancy : The gross, transformational and ejectable bodies occupy an area equal to the innumerableth part of the universe (app. 10° to 10 cms). The space occupancy of the luminous and karmic bodies is equal to either (a) the innumerableth part of the universe or (b) major portion of innumerable sections of the universe or (b) major portion of innumerable sections of the universe or (c) the whole universe under the areal (pratara) and world-filling (lokapurana) extrications. (viii) Contact or touch areas : These bodies are distinctive with respect to their fields of touch or contact area. This has been described with respect to a single living being. The subhumans have a contact area of all the universe with respect to their gross bodies. The human beings have a contact area of the innumerableth part of the universe. The primary transfomable body has a contact area of innumerableth part of the universe. The secondary transformable body has a contact area of a little less than the 8/14 part of the universe. Q. How is this contact area of secondary transformable body? A. It is said that the celestials of the first heaven-named Saudharma have a contact area of six Rajjus (R) upto the sixteenth heaven (ending in Arana and
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