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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or chain to a chariot), ālepana (painting the wall, etc.) samślesa (joining of pieces of wood together by a carpenter), śarīrabandha ( the binding of limbs in a body ) and śarfri-bandha (the binding of different bodies). 1
Vaisrasikabandha (natural binding or combination) is either anādi (beginningless), i.e. the binding combination of the whole mass or Dharma (principle of motion), Adharma (principle of Rest) and Ākāśa (Space), or ādimat (that which has a beginning because of its origination from a definite cause), e. g. the combination of different colours, in a rainbow, production of lighting, the shooting stars, and the formation of clouds. The whole
half of a quarter of each Dharma. Adharma and Akāśa (Principles of Motion, Rest and Space) may be said to contain different parts which are attached to another. Thus there are nine kinds of binding or combination which are eternal.2 Besides, there is misrabandha (prayoga-visrasā), e.g. bandha (binding) of pillar, jar, etc., caused by human effort and non-living material substances.
1. Goyamā ! duvihe baṁdhe pannatte, tamjahā-paogaba
dhe ya visasā baṁdhe ya ; visasābaṁdhe . duvihe pannatte, tamjabāsāiya-visasābamdhe ya anāiya-visasābardhe ya, etc., BhS., 8.9. 344-347; Khamdho' api dvedhā visrasāprayogabhedāt, adya dvedhā ādimadanādivikalpāt, visrasā vidhiviparyaye pipātaḥ prayogaḥ purusakāyavānmanaḥsamyogalaksanaḥ prāyogikaḥ sa dvedhā ajsvavişayo jivājīvavisayasceti jivājīvavişayaḥ karma no-karmabandhaḥ karmabandho jñānāvaraņā dirastā, no-karmabandhaḥ pamcavidhaḥ-ālapanālepanasanslesa
śarfraśariri bheđāt”, RV., V. 24, 6.7.8.9; p. 487. 2. Kștsno dharmästikāyaḥ tadardham deśaḥ ardbārdham
pradeśaḥ evaṁ adharmākāśayoḥ, dharmādharmākāśanā.
mekaśaḥ traividhyānnavavidhaḥ, RV., V. 24. 7, p. 487 3. Prayogavisrasābhyam jivaprayogasahacāritācetanadravya
pariņatilakṣaṇaḥ stambhakumbhādirmiśraḥ, TS., p. 360.