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summarise the Aps and RV measures. It seems that ADS classification is more pragtigel, than RV which has repetition, incompleteness and confusion. Table III summarises the useful information about the
Table III-Usefui Information About Different Measures A. Worldly Measures (RV) or dravyamana (ADS) (i) Standard of Basic Pratimana Mustard seeds, Flowers of Measure
myrtle etc. (ii) Volume measure Mana
Measure of volume of solid and liquid; Kudav, Droni,
sodasika etc. (iii) Weight measure
Unmana Measure of weights by balances (iv) Measure of mass/ Avamana (i) Measure of water in handarea
cup etc. (ii) Measure of land by Dhan
usa etc. (v) Measure of Number Ganana Mana Counting of materials (vi) Measure of Cost Tatpramana Measure of cost by height (of
horse) or halo of jewels etc. B. Paraworldly Measure (RV) or Measures (ADS) (i) Measure of mass (i) Number Measure of mass/volume from
voluine, dravya- Measure an atom to the largest earth. mana
(ii) Simile
Measure (ii) Measurement of (i) Space Measure from a space-point
Length/Area, Kset- point to the whole world ramana
(ii) Division
based (iii) Time measure,
Measure from one samaya to Kalamana
infinite samayas (iv) Measure of Quality, Qualities Measure of qualities of know. Bhavamana
Viewpoints ledge, perception, conduct,
Number viewpoints and numbers. different measures. This also makea it clear that no dividing line could be drawn between worldly and paraworldly measures as the latter includes all the six varieties of the first type. Of course, it seems that the latter type has more extensive area of measures to cover length, time
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