Chapter on Passion

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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1 Avali
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Introduction
Innumerable Samayas or
Minimal Yoked innumerable Samayas
Numerableth part of Prāṇa or Respiration time
The Samaya is the smallest unit of time, which has been defined as the time taken by an ideal (real?) atom to move from one space point to another. The point is said to exist but it has no dimension. It is interesting to see that neither the correct value of Samaya or speed of atoms nor the minimum value of innumerable (Three kinds x three kinds) is stated in most texts. However, it may be variable depending upon the textually differing value of numerable as the
Minimum value of innumerable
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= Highest numerable number + 1 = 10290
sec.
Muni Mahendra has calculated the minimum value of
innumerable in terms of 4.13 x 1046 years or 0.15 x 1050 seconds. It means an Avali should have an approximate value of 10-53 seconds and, then, Samaya will have a value of 10-106 seconds and the maximum value of speed of atoms will be 10133 cms / second (assuming 1027 cms as the end point of universe) and the minimum speed will be 1080 cms/sec which can not be compared with current atomic speed of 105 cm/sec.
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Secondly, on moving from Muhurta unit of 48 minutes, one gets a value of Avalī roughly as 2 x 10-56 seconds. A third calculation may also be made on the basis of the values of Highest numerable number which varies between 10" and, hence, Avali should have a value of 10-190-(-250) and, therefore, Samaya will have a value ranging
190-250
-380-(-500)
between 10