Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001180
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 328
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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At least two bodies: Taijasa and kārmaṇa.
Three bodies: Taijasa, kārmaṇa and audārika
Four bodies :
MATTER
or
Taijasa, kārmaṇa and vaikriya. Taijasa, kārmaṇa, audārika and vaikriya
or
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Taijasa, kärmaṇa, audārika and āhāraka.
From the above scheme it is evident that no soul possesses five bodies at a time. Of course, alternately, it can possess all the bodies at different times. It is also obvious that a soul cannot have both the āhāraka and vaikriya bodies at the same time, while the taijasa and kārmaṇa bodies are always present so long as the soul is in bondage.
Manifestations of Matter:
Some effects of matter in the forms of body, mind etc. have been mentioned. There remain still some important effects as the manifestations of matter. They are in the forms of sound, union, fineness, grossness, figure, divisibility, darkness, shade, heat and light.
Sound:
Some Indian systems of thought like the Vaiseṣika etc. associate sound with ether. Jainism does not accept this view and explains the creation of sound as due to the violent contact of one material object with another. A single molecule in an isolated form cannot produce sound. It is on account of this theory of sound that the system regards an individual atom as unsounding by itself. The atom is defined as having a fine form, the cause of elements like earth, fire, water and air and unsounding. The cause of sound has been pointed out to be the striking of molecules against one another.'
1. Pañcāstikāya-sāra, 85-6.