Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001663
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi
Publication Year: 1987
Total Pages: 412
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Physics
File Size: 23 MB

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dravya (vocal substance or speech-substance) from six directions.1 The niḥsarañadravya-bhāgā identical with the voice or speech of the medical science emitted by the beings.
Intensity of Emitted Speech (Bhāsā): Bhāsā breaks forth with gentile efforts, i. e. with low intensity; some speeches are emitted with intense effort and some are unbroken, i. e. continuous. The broken (emitted) speeches go to the last border of the Universe, getting increased and increased infinitefold. That is to say, some healthy speaker emits bhāgādravya (speechsubstances or vocal substances) with intense effort out of liking and they are broken forth into parts by the efforts of receiving and throwing out matters, while some sick person emits gross particles of unbroken (continuous) spcech-substance with gent effort out of disliking. These particles of unbroken speechsubstance, getting increased infinitefold on account of fineness and manifoldness and association with other material substances go to th: last borders of the Universe in six directions, i.e. spread to the last borders of the Universe.2 In other words, a 1. Goyamā thiyāim ginhai, no atthiyā iṁ ginhai...davvao vi
ginhai khettao vi kālao vi, bhāvao vi ginhai, PV., Bbāsā. pada, 11. 395; Bhäşakānām niyamāttrasanādyāmavasthänena teşām saddiggatānāṁ eva pudgalānāṁ grahaņasāmbhavāt, ālāpakaścatra prajñāpanāyāmevẫnusandheyah, Bhāgārahasya, Tika,
p. 2. 2. Puttham suņei saddam rüvaṁ puna pāsai apuţtham tu...
(336) ni. 5, p. 130; chikkäin ciyaṁ giņhai saďdadavvāim (337) Jañ tāiń Bhāsā samasedhio saddam Jam suņai misayam suņai Visedhi puņa saddam suņai niyamā parāghāc 35, Ni 6 Sedhi paesapamti vadato savvassa saddisim tão jāsu vimuttă dhāvai bhāsā samayammi padhamammi (352) Bhāsāsamasedhithio tabhāsāmisiyam suņai saddam taddavvabhāviyālñ annaiṁ suņai vidisattho (353) Anusedhigamaņāo padighāyābhävo animitão