Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Thadanta
Aryans
Non-Aryans 56
(i) Prodigied (ii) Non-prodigied 6(S), 8 ( Dig* ) 9(S), 5 ( Dig* ) 1. Enlightened 1. Born in regions* 25.5 1. Shakas 2. Univ. monarchs 2. Born in castes* 6 2. Yavanas 3. Baldevas
3. Born in families 6 3. Pulinda 4. Vasudevas
4. Professionals 7, 3* 4. Shabara 5. Vidyadharas 5. Artisans
20 5. Chilata 6. Charanas* (kriyā) 2 6. Language speakers 186. Gonda 7. Knowledge* 18 7. Knowledge gainers 57. Sinhala 8. Transformation* 8 8. Vision gainers* 2, 10* 8. Andhra 9. Austerity* 7 9. Conduct
9. Parasy 10. Power* 3 practicers* 2,2 91 10. Vālhika 11. Medication* 8
11. Kokanaka 12. Desires ( Rasa* ) 6
12. Lhāsika 13. Regional* 2
13. Khasika 14. Kaikaya 15. Malayāli
16. Mälava GRAND TOTAL :
17-56. etc. (i) 6 + 91 + 56 = 153 X ( completioned/non-completioned, mind/without mind
612 (ii) 30 X 4 ( Non-action landers )
120 (iii) 28 X 4 ( Inner Islanders )
112 (iv) A-sexuals
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854* (i) The prodigy-based Aryans have been subclassified altogether differently in eight subclasses in comparison to * For Digambaras, we have ( 54+46+56+21 ) x 4 = 708 Adding 10 a-sexuals + 24 inner islanders = 34
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