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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
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Commentary. Beyond Graiveya kas all the heavenly beings are vowless rightbelievers.
Illustrative statement to Gathas 634 to 641. An-Ananta; P-Palya; S-Sankhyata (numerable); A-Asankhyata (innumerable); Av-Avali.
Vowless.
Mixed.
Downfall.
Total
P
P
Total celes. tial beings.AD
A11+
1
+
14
av-A
A av-A
&V-A
Saudharma -
Ishana.
av-A
____av-A
av-A
P
A
Sanat. kumara mahendra.
av-A
ay-A
ay-A
mahendra. As s(1+A
S तेरसकोडी देसे बावरणं सासणे मुणेदव्वा। मिस्सावि य तदुगुणा असंजदा सत्तकोडिसयं ॥ ६४२॥ त्रयोदशकोट्यो देशे द्वापश्चाशत् सासने मन्तव्याः। मिश्रा अपि च तद्विगुणा असंयताः सप्तकोटिशतम् ॥ ६४२॥
642. (The number of humans) in the partial-vow stage should be known to be thirteen crores; in the downfall stage, 52 (crores); in the mixed, double of that (i, e., 104 crores), and in the vowless, (right-belief) 700 crores.
जीविदरे कम्मचये पुण्णं पावोत्ति होदि पुराणं तु । सुहपयडीणं दवं पावं असुहाण दव्वं तु ॥ ६४३ ॥ जीवेतरस्मिन् कर्मचये पुण्यं पापमिति भवति पुण्यं तु । शुभप्रकृतीनां द्रव्यं पापमशुभानां द्रव्यं तु ॥ ६४३ ॥ .
848. Merit (Punya) and demerit (Papa) are Karmic molecules (included) in non-soul (category). Merit is Karmic matter of good nature (Shubha prakriti) and demerit (is) Karmic matter of bad nature (Ashubha-prakriti).
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