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An Epitome of Jainism 4. Innumerable x innumerable spatial units of the Universe, i.e. the number of the units of soul's vibratory activities (Avibhaga praticcheda of Yoga).
Take the total of these five and treat it to Salâkâ-Traya-Nişthâpana as above. The result is equal to M.
U. or Utkrista Ananta-Ananta. Take S. Treat it to Salâkâ-Traya-Nisthapana. The result is a kind of T. To this add the following six :
1. Infinite part of all souls, i.e., the rumber of liberated souls (Siddhas). 2. Infinite x above, ie, the number of common or group-souled
vegetable (sâdhâraņa vanaspati nigoda) souls (i.e, all the inundane souls, except the earth, water, fire, air, and individual or one-souled
vegetable, and mobile souls), 3. Infinite x above, ie, the number of all vegetable souls (Vanaspati). 4. Infinite x all souls, i.e. the number of atoms of matter (Pudgala). 5. Infinite x infinite matter-atoms, i.e. number of instants in Practical
Time (Vyavahara Kala). 6. Infinite x infinite instants in Practical Time, i.e. the number cí
spatial units in the non-universe space (Alokâkâsa). Take the total of these sever and treat it to Salâkâ-Traya-Nişthâpana. The result is again a kind of T. To this add the infinite x the infinite which is the number of units (Avibhaga Praticcheda) of the individuality attribute (Aguru-laghu-guņa) in the substances of Motion and Rest (Dharma and Adharma Dravya)
Take the total of these two, and ireat it to Saláká-Traya-Nisthapana, The result is a kind of T.
Subtract this from the number of units (Avibhaga Praticcheda) of perfect knowledge (Kevala Jñâna); and then add it to the remainder.
Thus the number of units of perfect knowledge is U.
This last subtraction and addition of the same, is to show that even this last kind of T, soul-straining though it is, is nothing compared with U, Omniscience, which is the goal and glory of Jainism, being the highest and the most Ideal condition of the Purest possible soul.
Note that the expression "innumerable x innumerable," and "infinite x infinite" is employed above, because the innumerables and the infinites are not the same. By this time it will be clear that there are a huge number of these innumerabies and infinites in the Middle kinds, included in E. H, K, and in N. Q. and T.
THE CONTENTS OF GOMMATASARA This book is really a very brief and hasty glance at the Great Theme, a feeble human effort to give a rough idea of the soul-astounding extent
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