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________________ Universe and its Substances Pravin K. Shah JAINA Education Committee 509 Carriage Woods Circle Raleigh, NC 27607-3969 Website: e-mail: jainaedu@gmail.com Tele - 919-859-4994
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________________ Universe and its Substances Universe is made-up of six eternal and independent substances: Six Universal Substances (Entity/Dravya) 1. Jiva Soul or Living being 2. Pudgal Matter 3. Dharma Principle of Motion 4. Adharma Principle of Rest 5. Akasa Space 6. Kal Time
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________________ Characteristics of a Substance Utpad Origination Vyaya Destruction Dhrauvya Permanence
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________________ Universe and its Substances Dravya - The Permanent Characteristics / qualities of a Substance is known as Dravya of a Substance. Paryaya - Every substance continuously going through Origination and Destruction. This is known as Transient Characteristics or Modification of a Substance also known as Paryaya. While going through continuous changes, certain qualities of a substance remains unchanged is known as substance. Dravya and Parvava are inseparable.
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________________ Soul - Living Being Every Soul is Individual, Independent, and Eternal Three Types of Souls 1. Free or Liberated Souls (Siddha) 2. Bonded or Worldly Souls (Samsari) 3. Avyavahar_rashi Nigod Souls (Virgin souls - not migrated in Samsar)
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________________ Free or Liberated Soul * Known as Siddha or God in Jainism * Possesses Infinite (Perfect) Knowledge, Vision, Power, Bliss * Free from Pain and Pleasure * Free from all Karma * Free from Cycle of Birth and Death * Has No Physical Body * Infinite number * Lives in Moksha
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________________ Worldly (Samsari) Soul * Possesses Mithyatva (ajnan) and Kashaya (vices) * Possesses Limited Knowledge, Vision, Power, and Conduct *Feels Pain and Pleasure * Doer of all Karma (Actions) * Recipient of Fruits of Karma *Covered with Karma (Matter) * Possesses Physical Body (Matter) * Wonders in a Cycle of Birth and Death *Contraction and Expansion * Infinite Number * Capable of becoming Free/Liberated
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________________ Worldly Souls (Continued) * Possesses One to Five senses (association with Matter/Karma) 1. Touch 2. Taste Smell 4. Sight 5. Hearing One Sense Two senses Three Senses Four Senses Five Senses
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________________ One Sense Soul One Sense Soul is called Ekendria * Earth as body - Prithvikaya * Water as body - Apakaya * Fire as body - Agnikaya * Air as body - Vayukaya * Plant as body - Vanaspatikaya
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________________ One Sense Soul (Continued) Vanaspatikaya (Plant as body) - two types 1) Pratyek Vanaspatikaya *Above ground vegetables, fruits, beans, etc. *Each plant has innumerable cells *Each cell is occupied by one soul *Hence such Plant has Innumerable souls
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________________ One Sense Soul (Continued) 2) Sadharan Vanaspatikaya (Nigod or Kandmul ... Potatoes, Onions, Carrots etc..) *Under ground vegetables *Each plant has Innumerable cells *Each cell is shared by Infinite souls *Hence such Plant has Infinite souls
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________________ Two to Five Sense Souls * Two Senses - Beindriya -worms, leeches * Three Senses - Treindriya -ants, lice *Four Senses - Chaurendriya -flies, bees *Five Senses - Panchendriya -animals, birds, human, heavenly, hellish etc.
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________________ Five Sense Souls #Five sense beings (Panchendriya) are of two types 1. Living beings without Mind -Cannot attain Samyaktva 2. Living beings with Mind -Can attain Samyaktva (Removal Mithyatva) *Animals, Heavenly, and Hellish being cannot attain proper Conduct and hence cannot attain Liberation *Human beings can attain proper Conduct and hence Liberation
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________________ Matter (Pudgal) *Non-living Substance *No Consciousness, No Knowledge *Infinite Number *Possesses Body *Possesses Senses -Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, and Hearing *Color *Occupies Space Skandha, Skandha-desa, Skandha-pradesa, Paramanu (Atom)
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________________ All matters are classified into eight categories * * * * * * Eight Vargana (Matters) * Audarika Vargana Vaikriya Vargana Aharaka Vargana Tejas Vargana Karman Vargana Speech Vargana Breathing Vargana Mind Vargana Physical body Vaikriya body - small or large Aharaka body - small in size Tejas body-heat, digestion Karmic or Causal body Provides speech Provides breathing Provides mind for thinking
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________________ Five Bodies Matter composes five different bodies * Audarika body - Physical body -Human and Tiryancha possess this body * Vaikriya body - can be converted into small or large -Heavenly and Hellish beings possess this body Aharaka body * very small in size -Only spiritually advanced monks possess this body performs heat, digestion functions * Tejas body - -Every soul possesses this body * Karman body -Every worldly soul possesses this body Karmic or Causal body
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________________ Karma Karma is a matter (Pudgal) and hence it possesses all characteristics of matter * No consciousness / knowledge * Possesses Body * Occupies Space -Very fine particles (smallest particle in the universe) -Can not be seen/feel/verified Entire Universe is filled with Karma Particles
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________________ Principle of Motion (Dharma) and Principle of Rest (Adharma) *Non-living Substance *No Consciousness *One and Whole *No Senses, Color, and Body *Exist in Lokakas. *Dharma helps - Motion of Soul/Matter *Adharma helps - to Rest Soul and Matter
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________________ Space (Akasa) *Space (Akasa) *Non-living Substance *No Consciousness *Everywhere (infinite) *One and Whole *Self Supported *Provides room/space to All Entities -Soul, Matter, Dharma, Adharma, and Time *No Form, Color, Touch, Taste, Smell, Sight, or Hear *Lokakas - Dharma /Adharma Exist *Alokakas - Infinite Empty Space
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________________ Yojan Yojan and Rajlok Measurement * 1 Danda or Bow * 2000 Danda or Bow * 4 Kosha = 6 feet = 1 Kosha Another book gives different measurement * 1 Dhanu = 1 Yojan (@ 9.0 miles) = 6 feet = 1 Yojan (@4.5 miles) = 1 Mahayojan * 4000 Dhanu * 1000 Yojans Rajlok or Rajju -The distance traveled in six months by a ball of iron weighing 1,000 bhar (1000 tolas or 25 lb.) let fall freely from heaven (Indralok) or -A distance traveled by a deva (heavenly being) in six months at a rate of 2,057,152 Yojan in one Samay (Samay = unit of time = @1/4 second) = @1.15 x 10E21 miles
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________________ Universe (Lokakas) *Total Height = 14 Rajju *Upper world Height = 7 Rajju *Middle world -Width = 1 Rajju -Height = 1800 Yojan *900 Yojan up and 900 Yojan down from surface *Lower world Height = 7 Rajju *Loka Volume = 343 Cubic Rajju (Digambar) *Loka Volume = 239 Cubic Rajju (Swetambar)
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________________ Time (Kal) -One View - * Imaginary thing * No real existence Another view - * Real existence * Innumerable time atoms Measures changes of Soul and Matter Not a cause of changes
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________________ Time (Samay or Kal) Smallest indivisible portion of Time is called one Samay * Innumerable Samaya = One Avali *256 Avali = One Kshullak_bhav *Approx 17.5 Kshullak_bhav = One Breath (inhale + exhale) *3773 Breaths = One Muhurat (48 minutes) *16,777,216 Avalis = One Muhurat *2 Ghadi = One Muhurat *One Muhurat = 48 minutes *30 Muhurat = One Day *15 Days = One Fortnight *2 Fortnights = One Month
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________________ Time (Samaya) Continued -12 Months -5 Years -8,400,000 x 8,400,000 years -Innumerable Years = One Year One Yuga = One Purva (70,560,000,000,000 Years) = One Palyopama = 10 x 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 Palyopama = One Sagaropama 20 x 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 Sagaropama = One Time Cycle One Palyopama The time required to empty Sixty Four cubic Gau (512 cubic miles) deep well completely filled with hairs of a seven day old newly born baby and one hair is removed every 100 years.
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________________ Time Cycle Time Cycle Kal Chakra 20 x 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 Sagaropams Avasarpini (Declining Era) 10 x 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 Sagaropams from Happiness to Miserable Utsarpini (Rising Era) 10 x 10,000,000 x 10,000,000 Sagaropams from Miserable to Happiness Time is a continuous Cycle of Decline and Rise Era Declining Era (Avasarpini) Time Cycle Human virtues, Natural conditions decline over time Rising Era (Utsarpini) Time Cycle Human virtues, Natural conditions improve over time
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________________ Time Cycle (continued) Six parts of Declining Era (Avasarpini) Time Cycle 1. Happy_happy4 x 10E14 Sagaropama 2. Happy 3 x 10E14 Sagaropama 3. Happy_unhappy 2 x 10E14 Sagaropama 4. Unhappy_happy 1x 10E14 Sagaropama - 42000 years 5. Unhappy 21000 years (present 2500 years) 6. Unhappy_unhappy 21000 years
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________________ Time Cycle (continued) Six parts of Rising Era (Utsarpini) Time Cycle 1. Unhappy_unhappy 21000 years 2. Unhappy 21000 years 3. Unhappy_happy 1 x 10E14 Sagaropama - 42000 years 4. Happy_unhappy 2 x 10E14 Sagaropama 5. Happy | 3 x 10E14 Sagaropama 6. Happy_happy 4 x 10E14 Sagaropama