Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals

SR No.: 001656
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1999
Total Pages: 210
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Biology
File Size: 13 MB

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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
Now, one should have a variate of a set equal to infinite times the number of all the living beings consisting of indivisible sub-section as above, but with an additional similar subsection. The group (or square ?) of this variate should be converted into variforms. Thus, one should form as many variates and variforms as possible until one gets an additional indivisible subsection each time. The group of such variforms involving sequential regression and progression is called a supervariform. Thus, we have
a group of variates = 1 variform
a group of variform = 1 supervariform [The words 'Samudaya' or 'Panktīksta' have been used to mean a 'group'. But no numerical value is given for these terms).
Afterwards, one does not get sections having 2, 3, 4, numerable and innumerable indivisible subsections more than the earlier ones. One gets only those which have infinite subsections more than the earlier ones. Out of these, one should have a section and convert it into a variate. The group of such variates forms variforms by the method described above. They are, then, converted into supervariforms by the same method as above. By doing so, we get supervariforms equal to either infinite times the number of the nonliberatbles or infiniteth times of number of the salvated. This is the number of supervariforms found in one realisational station. 5. There are four types of destruction-cum-subsidential knowledges - (i) sensory, (ii) verbal, vocable or scriptural (iii) clairvoyance and (iv) telepathy. The sensory and vocable knowledges arise (i) on the non-realisational destruction of all-dstroying supervariforms of enegry-obstructing karma and of sensory and vocable knowledge obscuring karmas (ii) on their existential subsidence and (iii) on the realisation of partially destroying supervariforms of the same karmas. The destruction-cum-subsidential character of clairvoyance and telepathy should also be similarly understood with respect to the corresponding karmic obscuring. 6. The wrong knowledge has three varieties - (i) wrong sensory knowledge (ii) wrong vocable or scriptural knowledge and (iii) wrong
airvaoyance. Their destruction-cum-subsidential nature should be understood as before. The rightness or wrongness of knowledge is dependent upon the nonrealisation or realisation of the karma of wrong faith respectively. 7. The conation has three varieties- (i) occular (ii) non-occular and (iii) clairvoyant. These arise on the destruction-cum-subsidence of respective conation-obscuring karmas as before. 8. There are five destruction-cum-subsidential super-attainments- (i) donational super-attainment (ii) gains super-attainment (iii) enjoyment attainment (iv) repeatable enjoyment super attainment and (v) energy or potency super-attainment. These arise on the destruction-cum-subsidence of all
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