Primer of Jain Principles

Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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251. What is addhya palya?
Take 2000 kosh (kosh is the measure of unit approximately one mile) deep and 2000 kosh diameter ditch, and put the finest and smallest pieces of sheep hairs into the ditch. Once the ditch is filled, every one hundred years, take one hair out. The amount of time it takes to take out all the hairs is called a conventional palya (vyavahar palya). Innumerable conventionable palya is called uddhar palya. Innumerable of this uddhar palya is called addhya palya.
252. What is an Indian hour (Muhurt)?
48 minutes of time is called an Indian hour or one muhurt.
253. What is an intra-indian hour (Antar muhurt)?
The time period from one avli to less than 48 minutes is called an intra-indian hour.
254. What is an Avli?
In one breath, there are numerous avli.
255. What is the time for one respiration (Swashoswas kal)?
The time it takes for a healthy person to complete his blood circulation once in the body is called one respiration time.
256. How many respiration times are there in one Indian hour?
There are 3773 respiration times in one Indian hour.
Chapter #2.3 The intensity of karma bondage.
257. What is an intensity of bondage (Anubhag bandh)?
The karma when bonded with the soul has the capacity of giving fruits. The potential intensity of the fruition is called the intensity of bondage.