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and all the four bound : In the celestial, the current celestial, and the bound sub-human and human; This is with reference to several souls considered at one time. But in any one soul in any one condition of existence there can be the existence of only two, its current age and the next age bound by it; although a hellish or celestial soul can bind only a human or sub-human age; and a human or sub-human soul can bind any one of all the four ages.
ओघं वाणेरइये ण सुराऊ तित्थमत्थि तदियोत्ति । छटित्ति मगुस्साऊ तिरिए ओघंण तित्थयरं ॥ ३४६॥ प्रोघ इव नैरयिके न सुरायुः तीर्थमस्ति तृतीय इति । षष्ठ इति मनुष्यायुः तिरश्चि अोघो न तीर्थकरम् ॥ ३४६ ॥
346. (The existence) in hellish condition (is) as in stages, but not of celestial age, (i.e., 147 exist in the first, second and third hells). The Tírthankara (sub-class exist) up to the third (hell), and the human age up to the sixth, (i.e., in the fourth, fifth and sixth, 146 ; and in the seventh there are 145); in sub-human condition) as in stages, but not Tírthankara (i.e. 147 exist).
Commentary. In the 1st 3 hells, 147 (148-celestial age) exist as below :--
Stages.
Exis.
Non-exis.
Remarks.
Cessexist.
.
147
1st 2nd
144
* Tirthankara + assimila
tive 2. Tírthankara.
-
3rd
146 147
4th
• In 4th, 5th and 6th hells 146 (148. celestial age and Tírthankara) exist as below:
Stage.
Exis.
Non- exis.
1 Cess
exist.
Remarks.
1st 2nd
146 144
* Assimilative 2.
3rd
146
DON
4th
146
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