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not thereafter.27 These works require coordinated historical cryptanalysis through modern techniques and computers. 3. System-Theoretic Tools and Technique of the Jivatattva Pradipika
Gommațasara (Jivakānda):28 This commentary follows the text, verse after verse. It does not start with any introductory chapter on algebraic or numerical symbolism, although they are introduced as they are to appear in their own turn. This mainly gives the various types of measures (dravya, kşetra, kāla, bhāva) of bios in fourteen control stations and fourteen way-ward stations in tabular or isolated expressions (vv. 3-65) through the symbolism algebraic and numerical, and some times geometrical. The measures of the phases of a bios in the low-tended, unprecedented and invariant operational states are tabulated (vv. 32-44). These form arithmetical sequences of phases appearing at different instants of the antaramuhurta sequence. A refinement over the above is the protract (anuksști) structure which is tabulated (v. 49). Combinatorial situations of negligence are tabulated in various ways (vv. 32-44).
The tables for sūkşmasāmparaya control station begin with some new symbols, and they detail the decay of karmic matter in geometric sequence (v. 59), (gunaśrent). The decay is in form of nisusus (nişekas) whose values are given at various instances through the tetrad of measures. This is the output type mapping (v. 60). Similar is the input type of mapping of karmic mater in the geometric series-length.
The space occupied by a bios is its avagāhanā. This is described through tables in a separate symbolism (other than that for karmic details) (vv. 94-117).
The description of the universal and post-universal measures and mathematics appear.29 Important talbes for the divergent sequences locating and infinite sets are given.30 Tables for logarithm to the base two and those for log of log of the simile (upamā), measures of sets of instants and points are given, (vv. 153 et seq., and 204 et seq.)31
The topic on volition (yoga) way-ward station contain important tables on instant-effective-bond (saznaya-prabadha) in different types of bodies of a bios. These are splitted into geometric regressions (gunahānis) and mutual-product (anyonyābhyasta) structures, (vv. 216-258). 32
27. Cf. 2(b). 28. Cf. Ibid. 29. Cf. 6(a) and (b), 7(b) and (c). 30. Cf. 6(b) and (c). 31. Cf. 6(a). 32. Cf. 5(a), (b).
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