Jaina World of Non Living

SR No.: 001658
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 306
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Tattvartha Sutra, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 17 MB

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The Jaina world of Non-living
sensed-ones. Thus, it maintains that every living entity functions for the pleasure or pain of other entities directly or indirectly. However, as nobody wishes to die, it is the normal trend to increase overall pleasures in the world through mutual cooperation and help. 8. This aphorism is the basis of the noted Jaina slogans 'live and let live' and 'live and help others to live'.
It is contended that every existing entity should be helpful. Now, time has also been called as an existing non-mattergic entity later. What are its functions ?
Alternatively, the motion etc. have been described as functions of the realities like medium of motion etc. Similarly, are there any causative functions of the reality of time? The aphorism 5.22 indicates them in response :
Vartanā-parināma-kriyāh Paratvā-paratve ca Kālasya 5.22
The functions of time are (I) perduration or maintaining the continuity of entities (ii) causing modifications (iii) causing movements or motions and (iv-v) defining priority and nonpriority in time. (They are indicators of time as an entity). 5.22. 1. The first term 'Vartanä' in the aphorism is derived from the root 'varta' with suffix 'yuc' having an objective or abstract case meaning 'existence' or 'which exists'. 2-3. Alternatively, there seems to be an accentless suffix 'it' here followed by another suffix 'yuc'. This means an entity having a tendency to exist. 4. The term 'vartanā' means existence or feeling of selfexistence during every modification of every reality per unit instant of time. The term 'existence' means simultaneous occurrence of origination, destruction and permanence in any entity. It is nothing else than this. The self-existence is always prescribed and uncommon property for each entity. It is inferred through intellect and words. Though the word used for existence (vartanā) is the same for all entities due to existential similarity,
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