Chapter 15.10 - The concept of Sankhya (Number)

[Full title: The concept of Leshya Margana (Thought-paint soul-quest) (10): Sankhya (Number)]

kirahadirasimavali asamkhabhagena bhajiya pavibhatte | hirakama kalam va astiya davva du bhajivva || 537 || krsnadirasimavalyasamkhabhagena bhaktva pravibhakte | hinakrama kalam va asritya dravyani tu bhaktavyani || 537 || 537. The total of (souls) with black, etc., (i. e. black, blue, and grey thought-paints), (should be) divided by an innumerable part of an Avali; (the quotient) subtracted from the total and the balance equally divided among the three (thought-paints). (The quotient should) again be divided (by an innumerable part of an Avali), (and the resulting quotient subtracted from the first quotient, and added to one of the three equal parts, to get the number of souls in black thought-paint). (The process indicated in Gatha 179 should be adopted to find out the number of souls with other thought-paints). (Soul) substances (may be) described on the basis of time, also, by division, etc. in order, (according to the above process). Commentary. Let the number of souls with all the three bad thought-paints be 3525, and let an innumerable part of an Avali be 5. Then 35255-705. And 3525-705-2820. And 2820 should be equally distributed among the three thought-paints. And 2820/3-940, which should be assigned to each of the three thought-paints. 705 should again be divided by 5. And the quotient 141, being subtracted from 705, and the balance added to 940, we get 705-141+940 - 1504,

as the number of souls with black thought-paints. And 940 +141- 1415 - 1081 - 282 = 10528 would be number of souls with blue thought-paints. And 940+141/5-940+28.2=968.2 would be the number of souls with grey thought-paints. And 1504 +1052*8 +968·2 = 3525. This shows that, proportionately speaking, souls with blackthought-paint are the greatest in number. khettado ahatiyata loga kamena parihina | kaladotidado ta gunida kana hina || 538 || ksetrata asubhatrika anantalokah kramena parihanih | kaninadanantagunita kramaddhinah || 538 || 533. As to space (or spatial units, the souls) with the three bad (black, blue and grey thought-paints) are infinite times the innumerable spatial units of universe, successively less and less. As to time (they are) infinite times (the instants) in the past time, successively less and less. kevalaranatimabhaga bhavadu kirahatiyajatra | teutiya samkhejja samkhasamkhejjabhagakama || 536 || kevalajnananantimabhaga bhavattuh krsnatrikajivah | tejastraya asamkhyeyah samkhyasamkhyeyabhagakramah || 536 || 539. As to modifications (bhava ) souls with the three black, (blue and grey paints are) an infinite part of the units (Avibhaga Pratichheda) of perfect knowledge. Souls with the three yellow (pink and white are) innumerable, and, successively numerable, and innumerable, part of the immediately (preceding one). joisiyado ahiya tirikva sarinasta samkhabhagodu | suissa amgulasya asamkhabhagam tu teutiyam || 540 || jyotiskata adhikah tiryaksamjninah samkhya bhagastu | sucerangulasya ca asamkhyabhagam tu tejastrayam || 540 ||

( As to space, the number of souls ) with the three yellow, (pink and white thought-paints is respectively), (the number of the) stellars, and more ; the numerable part of (the total of) the rational sub-humans (with yellow thoughtpaint); an innumerable part of a linear finger (Suchiangula). Commentary. Stellars with yellow thought-paint amount in number to the basic area of the universe divided by 65535 square fingers. The words "and more" include the following :Residentials with yellow thought-paint amounting in number to base line of the universe multiplied by the square root of a cubic finger. Peripatetics with yellow-paint amounting in number to the basic area of universe divided by the square of 300 yojanas. Heavenly beings of Saudharma and ishana with yellow thoughtpaint amounting in number to the base line of universe multiplied by third square-root of a cubic finger. Sub-humans with yellow thought-paint amounting in number to the basic area of the universe divided by a square finger x Pannatthi (65536) * Sankhyata to the power five, and The numerable number of humans with yellow-paint. The total of all the above is the number of souls with yellow thought-paint. besadachapparagamgulakadihidapadaram tu joisiyamanam | tas ya samkhejadima tirisaragina parimanam || 541 || dvisatasatpancasadangulakrtihinaprataram tu jyotiskamanam | tasya ca samkhyeyam tiryaksamjninam parimanan || 541 || 541. Basic area (of universe) divided by two hundred and fifty-six finger squared, (i. e., 65536 square angula, is number of) stellars (with yellow thought-paint). And a numerable part of it (is the number of) rational sub-humans (with yellow thought-paint). teudu asamkhaka pallasamkhejjabhagaya sukka | srohi asamkhejjadima teutiya bhavado homti || 542 || tejodvaya asamkhyakalpah palyasamkhyeyabhagakah suklah | avadhya samkhyaya tejastraya bhavato bhavanti || 542 ||

, (As to time the souls) with two (paints), yellow (and pink amount in number to the number of instants) in innumerable Kalpas (one Kalpa being equal to 20 crore x crore Sagaras); (and the pink ones are numerable part of the yellow. Those with white (thought-paint) are an innumerable part of a Palya. As to modifications, the three yellow, (pink, and white) are (respectively) an innumerable part of the divisions of visual knowledge. (The pink ones are numerable part of the yellow; the white ones are an innumerable part of the pink).