Jain Journal 1986 01

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

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Table 5
Units of Length in Some Jaina Cannons
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Bhagavati(B)
Trilokaprajnapti (TP)
Rajavartika (RV)
Jambudvipaprajnapti (LDP)
A. Smaller Units
Basic Unit Paramanu(P)
P
8 S
00
00
OCP = 1 Utalaksnalakhanika(U) oc?P= 1 Ubasannasanna(U) OC P = 1 Utsangyasang ya(U) oc?P=1 Avasannasanna(U) 8 U = 1 Slaksnalakhanika (S) = 1 Sannasanna (S)
= 1 Sang yasangya (S) = 1 Sannasanna(S) = 1 Urdharenu (Trutirenu) (Tr) = 1 Trutirenu (Tr)
= 1 Tr
= 1 Tr (Practical Atom) 8 Tr = 1 Trasarenu (Ts)
= 1 Ts
= 1 TS
= 1 Ts 8 Ts = 1 Ratharenu (Rr)
= 1 Rr
= 1 Rr
= 1 Rr 8 Rr
= 1 Hairhead (UBHH) = 1 Hairhead (UBHH) = 1 Hairhead (UBHH) = 1 UBHH (Devakuru-Uttarakuru) (Uttama Bhogabhumi) (As in B)
(As in TP) 8 UBHH = 1 Hairhead (MBHH) = 1 Hairhead (MBHH) = 1 MBHH
= 1 MBHH (Hari-Ramyak Area) (Madhyama Bhogabhumi) (As in B)
(As in TP) 8 MBHH = 1 Hairhead (JBHH) = 1 JBHH
= 1 JBHH
= 1 JBHH (Hemvat-Airavat Area) (Jaghanya Bhogabhumi) (As in B)
(As in TP) 8 JBHH = 1 Hairhead (PVHH) = 1 PVHH
= 1 PVHH
= 1 PVHH (Purva-Videha)
(Karmabhumi)
(Bharata-Airavat-Videha) (As in TP) 8 PVHH = 1 Liksa (Li)
= 1 Li
= 1 Li
= 1 Li 8 Li - = 1 Yuka (Yu)
= 1 Yu = 1 Yu
= 1 Yu 8 Yu = 1 Yavamadhya (Y)
= 1 Yava (Y)
= 1 Yavamadhya (Y) = 1 Yava (Y) 8 Y = 1 Angula (A)
= 1 A
= 1 A
= 1 A 1000 A = 1 Pramanangula (PA) 500A = 1 PA
500 A = 1 PA
500A = 1 PA
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