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Samavāya seventy-two
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yuddha), (69) games of string (sūtrakheța), gambling or game through dices (nālikākheța), games of circle or rope-walking (vsttakhela), religious games (dharmakhela) (70) art of piercing multiple leaves in one stroke (patrachedya), art of drilling or cutting holes in leaves or plates in scattered formation (kațacchedya), (patrkacchedya), (71) art of converting metallic salts into metals and art of making metallic salts from metals (sajīva-nirjīva) and (72) science of language, movement etc. of birds (śakunaruta).
2°संमुच्छिमखहयरपंचेंदियतिरिक्खजोणियाणं उक्कोसेणं बावत्तरिं वाससहस्साई ठिती MUUTTITI
The life -span, at the most, of the five-sensed birds and animals, born without copulation (sammūrcchima), is expounded seventy two thousand years.
29. Tegu vefa arui faf Holl
Notes A. Of the seventy two lac heavenly abodes of the Suparņakumāra gods, thirty eight lac abodes are in southern region and thirty four lac abodes are in northern region". B. According to Abhayadevasūri” the outer velā of the Ocean Lavana, is 16 thousand yojana in height and ten thousand yojana in breadth and its direction is towards Dhātakī region. C. Acalabhrātā, the ninth direct-disciple of Mahāvīra, attained the total lifespan of 72 years, 46 years as a house holder, 12 years as non-omniscient and 14 years as omniscient. D. The list or mention of seventy two arts for men is enumerated, in Jñātādharmakathā (1/1/85), Aupapātikasūtra (46), Rājapraśniya etc. canonical texts. Dr. Nandlal Jain, in his book Scientific Contents in Prakrit Canons has exhaustively dealth with this topic under the head branches of learning in canons.
1. Abhayadeva, p. 81. 2. Ibid. 3. Jain, N. L., Scientific Contents in Prakrit Canons, pp. 87-106.
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