MEASUREMENT OF TIME ADOPTED BY JAINISM.

The following are the measurements of the time as adopted by the Jainism:

Indivisible time = 1 Samay

(finest units of measurement)

Countless Samayas = 1 Ävalikä

16777216 Ävalikäs = 1 Muhurt

30 Muhurtas = 1 Day and night

15 Days and nights = 1 Paksha

2 Pakshas = 1 Month

12 Months = 1 Year

Countless years = 1 Palyopam

10 Crores of Crores of Palyopams = 1 Sägaropam

10 Crores of Crores of Sägaropams = l Utsarpini or 1 Avasarpini.

1 Utsarpini + Avasarpini = 1 Kälchakra (One time cycle).