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Scientific Secrets of Jainism
uvarillāõ carimantāð hētthillam carimantam ēgal jāva gacchati, hētthillao carimantāð uvarillam carimantam ēgasamaēnam gacchati ? hantā götamā ! paramāņupõggalē ņam logassa puratthimillaocarimantāð paccatthimillamo tam cēva jäva uvarirallam carimantam gacchati.
(Question) (Indrabhūti Gautam) : 0, Bhagavān! Does a pudgala i.e. atom go in one samaya from the extreme end of east of the universe to the extreme end of the west of the universe? and from the extreme end of the west to the extreme end of the east?, from the extreme end of the south to the extreme end of the north?, from the extreme end of the north to extreme end of the south?, from the upper extreme end to the lower extreme end and from the lower extreme end to the upper extreme end of the universe?
Ans: (Sri Mahāvirasvāmi): 0, Gautam! Yes, In one Samaya a pudgala atom goes from the extreme end of the east of the Löka (universe) to the extreme end of the west of the universe and so on.
(Bhagavati sūtra, śataka-16. Uddēšaka-8) Einstein has accepted the velocity of light as constant but according to Jainology it is improper to accept it as constant because the acceptance of constancy of light-velocity, delimits the velocity of paramāņu which is 3 x 10$ Km/sec. But as we referred above, the paramāņu can go from one end to another end of the universe within a SAMAYA. SAMAYA is the most micro unit of time according to Jain philosophy. Its explanation will be given later on.
According to Jainology there is in the whole universe an existence of only six fundamental elements. They are independent of each other, though their combinations are present in the universe. They are as follows:
1. Jiva i.e. the living element ( soul) 2. Dharma i.e. the medium for motion 3. Adharma i.e. the medium for rest 4. Ākāśa i.e. space 5. Pudgala i.e. matter 6. Kāla i.e. Time
From these six elements only the first element is a living element, while the rest are nonliving elements.
According to Jainology, time and space both are the elements with their separate existence. They are not co-related. The theory of special relativity mentions that space and time are co-related. A phenomenon, which occurred at one point of space can appear after some time at
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| SR No. | 001603 |
| Book Title | Scientific Secrets of Jainism |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nandighoshvijay |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 2001 |
| Total Pages | 378 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Science, Religion, & Articles |
| File Size | 21 MB |