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pit by taking one by one the smallest bit of hair from this pit every timeinstant is called half-pit-measured-period (addh palyopama).
Q.III.38.12 A.III.38.12
What is meant by addh s gara? 10*10'4 addh palya is one addh s gara.
Q.III.38.13 A.III.38.13
What is the extant of avasarpin? 10*10'4 addh s gara is the extant of avasarpin.
Q.III.38.14 A.III.38.14
What is the extant of kalpak la? 20*10' addh s gara is the extant of kalpak la.
Q.III.38.15 A.III.38.15
What is meant by kot-kot ? One crore (10') multiplied by one crore is one kot -kot i.e. 104.
Q.III.38.16 A.III.38.16
What is meant by s gara? Ten kot -kot addh palya is one s gara.
Q.III.38.17
A.III.38.17
What is the measure used to measure the extant of the living beings in the four destinies? The duration and state of the lifespan, body and karma in the four destinies namely human, sub-human, hell and heaven is measured by addh playa.
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fr;X;kfutkuk p III.39
Tiryagyonij n n ca 'fr; þka dh fLFkfr Hkh mruh gh (euự; ka dh flfkfr ds I eku) gå These are the same for the animals.
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Q.III.39.1
A.III.39.1
What is the maximum and minimum lifespan of subhuman beings (tiryamca)? They have a lifespan similar to human beings; that is, a maximum lifespan of three palya and a minimum lifespan of less than forty eight minutes.
Q.III.39.2 A.III.39.2
Who are called born out of the womb of sub human beings? The living beings born out of the womb of the subhuman beings are called tiryagyonija or subhuman beings.
Q.III.39.3 A.III.39.3
How many types of state (sthiti) are there? Sthiti is of two types namely that of existence (bhava) and of body (k ya).
Q.III.39.4 A.III.39.4
What is meant by state of existence? It is the time taken to exist in one mode (pary ya).
Q.III.39.5 A.III.39.5
What is meant by state of the body? To be born again and again in the same body from (one mode to another) is called state (sthiti) of the body.
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