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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Properties of Atom
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by its going from one space-point to another adjacent spacepoint by slow movement? in one samaya (instant). That means samaya is divisible. Here is a defect in the conception of the last unit of kāla (time) as conceived in Jaina Philosophy.
The motion of paramāņupudgala takes place in a straight line. In one unit of Kāla its motion, whether from one spacepoint to another one or from one last border of the Universe to another one, is to occur in a straight line. If it is curvilinear motion, then it will take more than one samaya. Vigrahagati (curvilinear motion) occurs due to the action of others.3
SPRȘȚAGATI (MOTION) OF ATOM BY
TOUCHING OTHER MATTERS
When a paramāņu (ultimate atom) makes a movement by touching skandhas (aggregates) having from two up to infinite units of matter, it is called sprsta-or sparśagati.4
When the division of a skandha takes place, then a motion is the splitted up pieces of matter is produced. But there can be motion also in the unbroken or unsplitted up pieces of matter due to ten causes, viz. motion while collecting, transforming, breathing in, breathing out, feeling, dissociating (karmic matter), assuming transformable body, enjoying sexual pleasure, being overpowered or overtaken by Yaksa (ghost or spirit) and being carried by air.5 There takes place a motion
1. Pravacanasāra, Vrtti, II. 46. 2. BhS., 16. 8. 584; TS. Bhā., 2. 27. 3. Ibid. 4. Phusamānagai jannaṁ paramāņupoggale dupaesiya jāva
aņaṁtapaesiyāṇam khamdhānam annamaonam ..phusitta
nam gai pavattaj...settam phusamānagai, Panna., 16. 474. 5. Dasahim ţhänehi acchione puggale calejjā, tamjahā-ābā
rijjamāņe vā calejjā, pariņāmejjamāṇe vā calejjā, ussasijjamāņe vā calejjā, nissasijjamāṇe vā calejjā, vedejjamāṇe vā