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THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF JAINISM
To Moksa
(14)
(13)
TIAL
(10)
JUNI
Lower life
Higher life
Humans
(2)
Fig. A.4.1
Transitions illustrated through snakes and ladders, (X) denotes the stage X of purification. Rules:
(a) a tossed coin scores 1 for a 'tail' and 2 for a 'head'; (b) begin with a 'taill only: this puts the counter on 1; (c) if a 'tail' is thrown next, put the counter on 2, then another 'tail'
must be thrown---taking the counter to square 3 and up the
ladder to stage (3); (d) square 4 is barred, except for a fall from stage (7).
