Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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the break up of individual fibres of a thread. The time taken between the two successive fibre breaks is equal to countless 'Samaya'. Only the Omniscient can know and See it.
1 Āvalikā = such countless 'Samaya'.
256 Āvalikā = 1 'Kșullaka Bhava'- shortest lifespan of Jivan in 'Nigoda'.
5,825 Āvalikās per second. 3,49,525 Āvalikās per minute. 17.5 (17.1395/3773) K. Bhava = 1 Prān or 1 Respiration. 7 Prānas = 1 Stoka 7 Stöka = a Lava 77 Lava = 1 Muhūrta = 48 minutes = 3773 Prāņas = 66536 K. Bhava = 1,67,77,216 Avalikās.
30 Muhurtas = 1 day · 15 Days = 1 Paksa
2 Paksas = 1 Month 2 Months = 1 Rtu (season) 3 Rutus = 1 Ayana (equinox) 2 Ayanas = 1 Year 5 Years = 1 Yuga 84,00,000 Years = Purvānga. 84,00,000 Purvānga = 1 Purva. (70,560 Billion Years.)
(The longest life period of man on earth (except - Yugālikas) is ten million "Purva" during specific period of the 'Kālacakra' (Time-Cycle), for Celestial and infernal Beings it is in Palyāpamas and Sāgarāpamas.}
Purva, Truțitānga, Truțita, Adadānga, Adada, Avavānga, Avava, Huhukānga, Huhuka, Utpalānga, Utpala, Padmānga, Padma, Nalinānga, Nalina, Artha Nipurānga, Artha Nipura, Āyutānga, Āyuta, Nayutānga, Nayuta, Prayutānga, Prayuta, Culikānga, Culika, Śirşapahēlikānga, ,śirsapahēlikā.
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