Jain Journal 1973 01

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL
As to time, the spheres existed in the past, they exist in the present and they will exist in the future. There was, there is and there will be no time when there were no spheres. The spheres did exist and will continue to exist. The spheres are fixed, eternal, permanent, nondepreciating, non-wearing out, ever-existent and without limit.
As to bhāva, the spheres are with limitless colours, smells, substances and touches, with limitless physical structures, with limitless heaviness and lightness, with limitless non-heaviness non-lightness, and without limit.
So, you see, Skandaka, as to substance, the spheres are with limit, and so (i.e., with limit) are they as to place ; but as to time, the spheres are without limit, and so also without limit are they as to bhāva.
As to souls, oh Skandaka, you have in your mind, ... till whether souls are with limit or without limit. On this, I ordain, ... till as substance, souls are one and with limit. As to place, souls are with innumerable space-units, holding innumerable space-units, but still with limit. As to time, there was no time, nor there will be any, when souls did not, do not and will not, exist, ... till ever-existent and without limit. As to bhāva, souls are in possession of limitless knowledge, of limitless vision, of limitless conduct, of limitless non-heaviness and non-lightness, and again without limit. So you see, as to substance souls are with limit, and so also as to place they are with limit ; but as to time, without limit, and so too as to bhāva (without limit).
And then, oh Skandaka, you have in your mind, ... till whether the abode of the perfected souls is with limit or without limit. On this I ordain, oh Skandaka, that the abode of the perfected souls is to be viewed from four angles, viz., subtatance, place, time and bhāva. As to substance, this abode of the perfected souls is one and with limit. As to place, this abode of the perfected souls extends over an area of 45,00,000 yojanas in length and so also in breadth, and with a circumference which is 142,30,249 hundred-thousand yojanas more or less, but still with limit. As to time, there was no time, nor there will be any, when the abode of the perfected souls did not, does not and will not exist. As to bhāva, the same as with the spheres. So you see, the abode of the perfected souls is, as to substance, with limit; as to place, with limit; as to time, without limit; and as to bhāva (also) without limit.
And then, oh Skandaka, you have in mind, ... till whether the perfected souls are without limit ... till as to substance, the perfected souls