Book Title: Jiva Vichar
Author(s): Hemchandrasuri Acharya
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Dharmik Trust

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________________ JEEV-VICHAR UTTAR - VAIKRIYA BODY: A body, different from the original body, developed by deities, infernal beings, labdhi-possessing humanbeings and animate beings occasionaly is called Uttar-vaikriya body. 1) Naarki 2) Tiryanch 3) Manushya 4) Deities 8 barleys 12 anguls 2 spans 4 hands - double the original body - 200 to 900 yojans. 1 lakh yojans + 4 anguls - 1 lakh yojans TABLE OF MEASURES = 1 angul (finger) = 1 span = 1 hand = 1 dhanushya (bow) 2000 dhanushyas = 1 gau (Nearly 11⁄2 miles) 4 gaus = 1 yojan 29 2) LIFESPAN The time limit for which a livingbeing dwels in a body is called lifespan. MINIMUM Deities, Naarkis - 10,000 years. Rest - Antarmuhurat MAXIMUM Sukshma living beings Sadharan Vanaspatikaay Sammurchhim Manushya Aparyapta Paryapta Badar Prithvikaay Paryapta Badar Apkaay Paryapta Badar Teukaay Paryapta Badar Vaukaay Paryapta Badar Pratyek Vanaspatikaay - antarmuhurat - antarmuhurat - antarmuhurat - antarmuhurat - 22,000 years - 7,000 years - 3 daynights - 3,000 years 10,000 years 30 Beindriya Teindriya Chaurindriya PANCHENDRIYA TIRYANCH 12 years 49 days 6 months Garbhaj Jalchar Garbhaj Urahparisarp Garbhaj Bhujparisarp Garbhaj Chatushpad Garbhaj Khechar Sammurchhim Jalchar 1 crore purva Sammurchhim Urahparisarp 53,000 years Sammurchhim Bhujparisarp 42,000 years Sammurchhim Chatushpad 84,000 years Sammurchhim Khechar 72,000 years Avsarpini First era Second era Third era Fourth era Fifth era Sixth era MANUSHYA JEEV-VICHAR 1 crore purva* 1 crore purva 1 crore purva 3 palyopam* palyopam countless lifespan 3 palyopams 2 palyopams 1 palyopam 1 crore purva 130 years 20 years In Utsarpini, exactly opposite should be known. • In Devkuru and Uttarkuru there is always first era. ⚫ In Harivarsh kshetra and Ramyak kshetra there is always second era. • In Himvant kshetra and Hiranyavant kshetra there is always third era. ⚫ In Mahavidehkshetra there is always fourth era. +1 purva = 7,05,60,00,00,00,000 years. 1 palyopam = countless years.

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