Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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Sec. IV)
STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SUTRA
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It is two times more than a duration less by one Stoka than the future time and the future one is a little more length of time than the present one.
A similar account of the measurement of time is found in the Şaškhandāgama' where the subject has been dealt with in great details from different aspects.
In the introduction to the Şaškhandāgama, Vol. III, a table of the measurement of time has been given thus :
Ahorātra or Divasa = 30 muhūrtas = 24 hours. Muhūrta
= 2 nāli = 48 minutes. Nali
= 384 lava = 28 minutes. Lava
= 7 Stoka = 37 Seconds.
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Stoka
= 7 Ucchvāsa = 5 186 Seconds. Uechvāsa or Prāņa = Sainkhyāta Āvalikā = 2009 Seconds
3773 Avalikā = Asankhyāta Samaya (innumerable
Samayas). Samaya is the time which is taken by an atom to go by slow movement from one part of space to the other part of space."
Year, Months and Seasons According to the BhS a year consists of following twelve months, viz. Vaišākha, Jyestha, Āsādha, Srāvana, Bhadra, Ăśvina, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrsa, (Agrahāyaṇa), Pausa, Māgha, Phälguna and Caitra.
It is divided into the following six seasons viz. Prāvrt (Pāusa) Rainy season (Srāvanādih), Varsārāttra (Aívayujādih), Sarat (Mārgasīrsādiņ)Autamn, Hemanta (Maghādih) Winter, Vasanta (Caitrādih) spring and Grīsma (Jyesthādiḥ) Summer."
1 Satkhandāgama, Vol. IV, pp. 313-488 ; Ed. by Dr. H, L. Jain;
see Introduction, pp. ii, iii; & Vol. III, introduction, pp. 33-34. ? Şafkhandāguma, Vol. III, Introduction, pp. 33-34. 8 Bhs, 18, 10, 647. 4 16, 9, 33, 383.
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