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184 : Scientific Contents in Prakṛta Canons
16. Continuous differential zero aggregate
17. Individual body aggregate
22. Sky aggregate
23. Largest aggregate
Continuous differential zero
aggregate
Continuous differential
18. Fixed indifferent (zero) aggregates
19. Gross common-body (Nigoda) aggregate
Gross common body aggregate (zero) Gross common body aggregate
20. Gross common body zero aggregate
21. Fine common body aggregate Fine common body aggre
aggregate
Sky aggregate
Largest aggregate
aggregates
Individual body aggregate
On the basis of the first smallest and last largest variform it is natural to assume this classification to be based on increasing grossness. There seem to be following discrepancies in this assumption :
(i) Light particles are shown to be smaller than sound particles while both are energies. This is against Kundakunda classification who has placed them in different classes.
(ii) Karmic aggregates are placed below sound whereas Kundakunda has taken them in his fifth category of increasing fineness. He has placed sound in fourth category.
(iii) The fine common body variform has been placed below the gross common body which is against the common experience.
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(iv) The fine unreceivable variforms (6,8,10,12) have been placed below the receivable gross ones.
(v) The corresponding indifferent or zero groupings (16, 18, 20) have been placed below their normal variform. (vi) The position of 18th grouping-fixed indifferent is incongruous.
These discrepancies require clarification to make this
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