Source Book in Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001263
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay
Publication Year: 1983
Total Pages: 590
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Philosophy
File Size: 10 MB

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A SOURCE-BOOK IN JAINA PHILOSOPHY
Paramāņu can be described as being vibratory (sakampa)1 and non-vibrate (akampa). It is not unsteady, and not constantly vibrating. A molecule with two atoms has both the characteristics, and expresses both the characteristics like-vibration and non-vibration. It being composed of two atoms it has spacial vibration and also absence of spacial vibration.
Molecules with three atoms express similar forms of vibration and non-vibration. For instance, in the molecule one atom may vibrate and the other may not, the two atoms may vibrate and the one may not, and two atoms may remain non-vibratory while the one atom may not.
Molecules with four atoms may express all forms of permutations of vibration and non-vibration. One spacial point may express vibration while others may not. While the other points of space may express vibration and the one point may not and so on.
Molecules of five atoms and molecules upto the infinite number of atoms have similar characteristics of vibration and non-vibration. LIMITS OF MOTION OF PARAMĀŅU
The motion in paramāņu has certain limits. The natural motion is always in straight lines. If there are some cross-effects of other paramāņus and material particles, the motion gets curved. Jiva is not directly responsible for the motion in a paramāņu as it is extremely subtle. But jīva can influence the motion of moleculesbig or small. As the maximum form of motion has been described, so has the minimum form of motion been described. A paramāņu can move from one point of space to the other in slow motion in one samaya. The extension of the point of space is of the same extension as of paramāņu.
The motion in paramāņu, as we have seen earlier, may be due to more inherent causes or due to some other external factors present in matter. When the motion in the paramāņu say, but one thing is certain that after infinite number of points of time, paramāņu acts. Similarly, a paramāņu may stop movement within
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1. Bhagavati, 5, 7.