Book Title: Portrait of Jain Religion Author(s): Narendra Jain Publisher: Prakrit Bharti AcademyPage 19
________________ Kalachakra (Time Cycle) Happy, happy ara Happy, happy ara Happy ara Happy ara Happy unhappy ara Happy, unhappy ara Unhappy, happy ara Unhappy, happy ara Unhappy ara Unhappy ara Unhappy Unhappy, unhappy unhappy ara ara The six divisions of each half time cycle have a duration as follows: Happy-happy 1,68,000 years; Happy 1,26,000 years; Happyunhappy 84,000 years; Unhappy-happy 42,000 years; Unhappy 21,000 years; and Unhappy-unhappy 21,000 years. Right now the world is in ara no. 5 of avasarpini period which began about 2500 years ago. Jain scriptures indicate that the first and founder Tirthankar (Pathfinder) Adinath or Rishabhdev was born towards the end of ara 3 of the descent period namely happy-unhappy. The other 23 Tirthankaras and eleven Chakravartis were born during ara 4 A Portrait of Jain Religion Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.orgPage Navigation
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