Book Title: Shatkhandagama Pustak 04
Author(s): Pushpadant, Bhutbali, Hiralal Jain, Fulchandra Jain Shastri, Devkinandan, A N Upadhye
Publisher: Jain Sahityoddharak Fund Karyalay Amravati

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________________ Then, the Jaghanya-parita-asamkhyata, apj, is equal to the number of rapeseeds contained in A". And Utkrsta-samkhyāta = su = apj – 1. xvii Remarks:-The central iden in dividing numbers into three classes seems to be this:-The extent to which numeration, i. e., counting, can proceed depends on the number-names available in the language or on other methods of expressing numbers. In order, therefore, to extend the bound of numbers which may be counted or expressed in speech, a long series of names of numerical denominations, based primarily on the scale of ten, was coined in India. The Hindus contented themselves with eighteen denominations by the help of which numbers up to 1017 could be expressed in speech. Numbers greater than 1017 could be expressed by repetition, as we do now when we say million million, etc. But it was realised that repetition was cumbersome. The Buddhists and the Jainas who needed numbers much bigger than1017 in their philosophy and cosmology coined denominational names for still greater numbers. We do not possess Jaina denominational names, but the following series of denominational names which is of 1 The Jainas prossess in their old literature a list of names denoting long periods of time with the year as the unit. The series is as follows: 1 Varsa (q) = 1 Year 2 Yuga () = 5 Years 3 Purvanga (a) = 84 Lakhs of years 4 Purva (q) = 84 Lakhs of Purvāngas 18 Atata () = 84 Lakhs of Aṭatangas 19 Amamanga (T) = 84 Atatas 20 Amama (3H) = 84 Lakhs of Amamangas 21 Hahanga (reter) =84 Amamas 5 Nayutanga (agat) = 84 Purvas 22 Haha () = 84 Lakhs of Hahangas 6 Nayata (g)= 84 Lakhs of Nayutangas 23 Huhanga (ET) = 84 Hahas 7 Kumudānga (F) 84 Nayutas 8 Kumud () = 84 Lakhs of Kumudangas 9 Padmanga (T) = 84 Kumudas 24 Hoha ()= 84 Lakhs of Hohangas 25 Latanga () = 84 Huhus 10 Padma (44) = 84 Lakhs of Padmangas 11 Nalinanga (fat)= 84 Padmas 26 Lata () = 84 Lakhs of Lalitangas 27 Mahalatanga (great) = 84 Latas 12 Nalina () 84 Lakhs of Nalinangas 28 Mahalata(g)-84 Lakhs of Mahalatangas 18 Kamalanga ()=84 Nalinas 29 S'rikalpa (a) = 84 14 Kamala () = 84 Lakhs of kamalangas 30 Hastaprahelita (fa) 15 Trutitanga (fat)= 84 Kamalas Mahalatas 84 Lakhs of Srikalpa 16 Trutita (f) = 84 Lakhs of Trutitanga 31 Acalapra () = 84 Lakhs of 17 Aṭatanga (j) = 84 Trutitas Hastaprahelita Jain Education International This list is found in the Triloka-prajnapti [4th-6th cent], Harivansa-purana (8th cent.) and Rajavartlika [ 8th cent ], with a few variations in the names only. According to a statement found in Triloka-prajnapti, the value of Acalapra is obtainable by multiplying 31 times 84 i e. 39 Acalapra 8431, and that the value will lead us to 90 decimal places. According to Logarithmic tables, however, 8431 gives us only sixty decimal places of notation. (See Dhavala III, introduction and footnote, p. 34). Editor. For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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