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In the middle of these 2 Gunahánis there is the 20th vibratory division. The number of souls will be greatest in it. In the barley like shape, it will be the middle part.
According to Gatha, 3 x 4 (division)-12. A little less as per commentary.
711 1422 x 64_100 Then 14
64434454- 711 –128. This 128+ twice the Gunahánis or (2x 4 i. e., )8 16, gives the common difference for this 1st Gunaháui. Then the numbers gained are 128, 112, 96, and 80.
Total=416 in the 1st Gunaháni. The other 4 upper Gunahánis will each be half of the preceding
i. e., 416 of the 1st.
208 , 2nd. 104 , 3rd.
4th.
26 , 5th. Similarly the common difference will also be the half of the
preceding, i.e., 16 of the 1st.
8 , 2nd,
3rd.
4th.
1 i 5th. Similarly the lower 3 Gunahánis.
This chart shows that mobile developable souls of the middle changing vibratory divisions are the greatest of all in number, of course this middle means middle or the fattest part of the barley like shape.
पुण्णतसजोगठाणं छेदाऽसंखस्सऽसंखबहुभागे। दलमिगिभागं च दलं दव्वदुगं उभयदलवारा ॥ २४७॥ पूर्णत्रसयोगस्थानं छेदासंख्यस्यासंख्यबहुभागे। दलमेकभागं च दलं द्रव्यद्विकमुभयदलवाराः ॥ २४७ ॥
247. (All) the mobile developable (souls), (all their changing) vibratory divisions, half of the many parts (i. e., all but one part) of an innumerable (part) of an innumerable (part) of the (number of) halvings (Ardha Chheda of a
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