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GOMMATASARA.
155
The time of Physical-mixed vibration is 2 x Ávali - 2x instants. The time of Physical vibration 2x2x - 4x instants. The total of the three is equal to 6x plus 3 instants. Let the number of body vibration souls be y. Then the No. of Karmic vibration souls-ma
200 + 1 , „Physical-mixed-vibration-souls=Tas
6x + 3
4xy Physical vibration souls - -
2014
+3)
6x +3*
6x +3
The use of the last word (Kamaso) in the Gatha shows that the author has based his account upon Dhavala, one of the most ancient and authoritative Jain texts, of which, so far as at present known, only one copy exists in the library of Sri Párasvánath Digambara Jain temple at Múlabidri (South Canara).
सोवकमाणुवकमकालो संखेजवासठिदि वाणे ।
आवलिअसंखभागो संखेज्जाबलिपमा कमसो ॥ २६६ ॥ • सोपक्रमानुपक्रमकालः संख्यातवर्षस्थितिः वाने ।
आवल्यसंख्यभागः संख्यातावलिप्रमः क्रमशः ॥२६६॥
266. (The maximum) continuous birth-time (Sopakrama Kála), and non-birth time (Anupa-krama Kála), a kind of interquest, (Antara-márganá), for the peripatetic (Vyantara-order of celestial beings) with (a life) duration of numerable years (i. l, a minimum of 10,000 years) (is) respectively, innumerable part of an Ávalí and numerable Ávalíes in extent (equal to 12 Muhúrta).
Commentary. Continuous birth-time means that continuation of instants in which some or other of the peripatetics is born. After this there is a break of at least one instant in which none is born anywhere. But this interval of non-birth never exceeds 12 Muhúrtas or 9 hours and 36 minutes.
तहिं सब्वे सुद्धसला सोवकमकालदो दु संखगुणा। तत्तो संखगुगुणा अपुराणकालम्हि सुद्धसला ॥ २६७॥
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