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12. The Drishti-praváda-anga has 1, 086,856,005 M. Padas. It is divided into five parts; five Pari karmas, Sútra, Prathamánuyoga, fourteen Púrva-gatás, and five Chúlikás. These five parts will be considered one by one.
A.-Five Parikarmas. The Chandra-prajnapti Parikarma contains accounts of the motion, period, satellites of the moon; the variations of lunar days and months; and the celestial influence of the moon; its eclipses, etc. This has 3,605,000 M. Padas.
2. The Súrya-prajnapti, deals with the greatness, influences, satellites, etc., of the sun. It has 503,000 M. Padas.
3. The Jambú-Dvípa-prajnaptí contains an account of Jambúdvípa with its Meru Mount, mountain ranges, lakes, rivers, etc. It has 325,000 M. Padas.
4. The Dvípa-prajnaptí contains an account of all the continents and oceans and the residences of the Bhavana-Vási (Residential). Vyantara (Peripatetic), Jyotisha (stellar) kinds celestials, and the sites of Jaina temples. It has 5,236,000 M. Padas.
5. The Vyákhya-prajnaptí contains a numerical account of Jíva. Ajíva, etc., the nine padárthas. It has 8,436,000 M. Padas.
B, -Sútra This contains an account of 363 false creeds, or heretic faiths. Some of their doctrines are viewed in their application to the soul. Some say : Soul cannot be bound by Karmas. Others say: it does nothing; has no attributes; does not bear the fruit of action; is self. manifesting or self-evident; can be manifested only by non-self; is real. is unreal, etc., one-sided views of soul. These views are refuted and the true description of soul given. This text has 8,800,000 M. Padas.
C.-Prathamánuyoga. This contains an account of the 63 Great personages, 24 Tírthankaras, 12 Chakra-vartins, 9 Náráyanas, 9 Pratináráyanas. and 9 Bala-bhadras. This has 5,000 M. Padas.
D.-- Fourteen Púrvagatás.
1. The Utpada-púrva contains an exposition of the nature of Jíva (soul), Pudgala (matter), Kála (time), etc., from the point of view of their rise, decay and continuity in different places and at different times. It has 10,000,000 M. Padas.
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