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Zoological Contents in Prākrta Canons : 487
population of human beings, the population of 5-sensed tiryañcas and total tiryancas can not be calculated in the absence of numericality of total living beings either in T. P., G. J. or T. S. : Total Tiryañcas = Total living beings-humans-hellish-celestials
? - 10 - 1020 – 1040 = ?
Besides, the total number of families of mobiles has been mentioned to be 79 - 89 X 1012 and species to be about 2.4 X 106. All these numerical statements require current verification as only about a maximum of 10% species have been studied by zoologists of today.
The sense content of mobiles has been said to be not only physical but psychical also so that even in the absece or loss of, say, ear or eye, the animals have capacity to experience various aensations ascribed to different sense-organs. The sensing capacity of senses has also been reported in terms of distances as shown in Table 11 alongwith their shape and
size.
Table 11: Sensing Capacity of Senses in Living Beings.25
5-NR
No. Type of
Sensing Capacity of Senses Beings 1 2 3 4 5-R 1. 1-sensed 400D -- -- -- 2. 2-sensed 800D 640 3. 3-sensed 1600D 128D 100D 4. 4-sensed 3200D 256D 200D 2954Y — 5. 5-sensed Non-*
rational 164000512D 400D 5908Y -- 6. 5-sensed
rational 9 9 94 47263Y12Y 7. Shapes Varied Weed- Seasa- Masūra Barley
ing mum grain Tube
hook flower 8. Size
1.5 X 10-18 for all
8000D
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