Jain Journal 1990 10

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

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whole relam of numbers (finite and transfinite) is mapped on to total number of souls which is for some strange reason is choosen as sixteen. In a sense whole realm of number of souls is normalised onto sixteen, thus mapping souls in different stages of spiritual advancement on the number domain of zero to sixteen. Table VI1173 gives this scheme of normalisation. This exercise looks problematic as how can finite and transfinite numbers mapped on to neat domain of finite number.
TABLE VIII
Number of Souls in 14 Stages of Spiritual Advancement
Number of souls
Stage of spiritual
advancement
Relative number normalised to 16
13) 7/64 16/64 32/64 5/64 )
15/16
1. Mithyādrsli 2. Sāsādana 3. Mýra 4. Aviratasamyagdrsţi 5. Samyatā samyata 6. Pramattavirata 7. Apramattavirata 8. Apurvakarana 9. Anivettikarana 10. Suksmasamparāya 11. Upašāntamoha 12. Kșinamoha 13. Sayogikevali 14. Ayogikevali 15. Siddha
ananta asamkhyāta asamkhyāta asamkhyāta asamkhyāta 59398206 29699103
897 897 897 299
598 898502
598 ananta
samkhyāta=8999 9997
1/16
Total Jiva rāśi
ananta
13 This has been reproduced from Introduction, p. 24, Dhavala (III).