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Avasarpini, Division of Time
Avasarpini is the name of a division of time as per the Jains.

The Jains have divided time two cycles or ages. Avasarpini is one of the names of division of time as per them. There are six stages of this division of time. These six stages are super-good time, good time, good-bad time, bad-good time, bad-time, and super-bad time. The stage in which we now live is the fifth, the bad time. Avasarpini means the age of decrease.

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(Last Updated on : 14/09/2009)
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