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
10. Further, the above logistics suggest ignorance about the polyviewistic theory of the Jainas. The statement that there cannot be the transformation of the same (dormant) form into the same (manifest) form is unproved on both counts. This logical statement represents two facts- (i) it proves the non-alien contention and (ii) it points out the flaws in alien contentions. Both these facts cannot be established as the logic indicates that nothing transforms in the same type. Thus, it cannot prove the desired contention. You agree that milk is transformed into curd which is different from milk. Similarly, the proving of non-alien contention should also transform into non-proving of it which will be different from it as in the case of milk into curd.
Similarly, the flaws in alien contentions should result in transformation into supporting the alien contentions. Thus, on both counts, the logic based on same-to-same transformation stands unproved. If the non-alien proving and alien-flawing nature of your logic results in their actual meanings, the statement of same-to-same non-transformation stands false. 11. The contention of same-to-same non-transformation is contradictory to the tenets of the system concerned. The Sankhya system agrees that the colout etc. of the basic elements like earth etc. undergo change in the form of colour etc. It is accepted that black, white etc. are specific forms of colour. This concept of same-to-same transformation cannot hold good under the above canonical logic. 12. The same-to-same transformation may not be possible in case of absolutist view of the soul being in the form of knowledge. However, this flaw is not applicable for the polyviewist Jainas. They postulate that the soul is in the form of knowledge with respect to its knowledge mode. It may have other nature also with respect to other modes. Thus, it leads to the facts that (i) there may be same-to-same transformation in some respects and (ii) there may not be same-to-same transformation in some other respects. That is why, the soul transforms sometimes in the form of knowledge and sometimes in the form of conation etc.
In the absolutist view, the soul will always remain transformed into the hode of knowledge and not of others. It will, otherwise, lead to the nonexistence of the soul itself. 13. Moreover, it is observed that there is same-to-same transformation as in the case of milk. One observes that the milk does not loose its nature of liquidity, sweetness etc. despite adding jaggery etc. to it. It transforms only in the form of new mode of better sweetness. Similarly, the warm milk coming out of the nipples of cows gets cool on standing, gets hot by heating and gets solid too on heating. Under all these conditions, it does not loose its nature of milkness despite its different names like hot, cold or solid milk. Thus, the milk transforms into milk (of different modes). If it does not happen, it could not be called as milk. (These are all physical changes where substantivity persists). In
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