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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Classification of Matter
receivable vargana after the receivable vargana and the receivable vargana after the non-receivable vargaṇā.
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The collection-like (group-like) vargana of those skandhas in which there is found one ultimate atom more than the number of ultimate atoms existing in a skandha of non-receivable maximum vargana is the receivable minimum vargana of the transformable body (vaikriyika sarfra). The collection-like (group-like) second vargana of those skandhas in which there is found one more unit of ultimate atom than the number of units (of ultimate atoms) of the minimum vargaṇā is the receivable varganā of the transformable body (vaikriyika śarīra). Like this infinite varganas of skandhas having an addition of ultimate atoms by the order of one unit (of ultimate atom) more to each of them become the receivable vargaņās of the transformable body. Therefore, the receivable maximum vargaṇā of the transformable body becomes more by the infiniteth part than its receivable minimum varganā. The vargana which is of skandhas having one unit more than the receivable vargana of the transformable body is having much more units than the transformable body and is fine; and it is having less number of units than the translocation body (āhārakaśarira) and is grosser than it. Therefore, it is neither useful to the transformable body nor to the translocation-body. For this reason it is called non-receivable vargana. It is the minimum vargana. In addition to it, the infinite vargaṇās of skandhas having the increase of units (of ultimate atom) by the order of one unit are non-receivable. The vargaṇā of
1. Ega paramapunam eguttaravaḍḍhiyā tao kamaso Samkhejjapaesāṇam samkhejjā vaggaṇā homti. 636 Tatto samkhāia samkhaiyappaesamānāṇaṁ Tatto puno anamṁtāṇaṁtapaesāṇa gaṁtunaṁ Orāliyassa gahaṇappāoggā vaggaṇā aṇaṁtão Aggahanappaogga tasseva tao anamtao Evamajoggā jogga puno ajogga ya vaggaṇāṇamtā, Viseṣāvasyakabhāṣya, 636, 637, 638.
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