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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Combination of Matter
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its production. The purport of the aphorism “Snigdharūkşatvādbandhaḥ" is to show this fact. In addition to the mutual conjunction, it is also necessary that there should be the properties-cohesiveness and dryness (i. e. attractive and repulsive forces) in them. When cohesive and dry constituent parts combine mutually with each other, there takes place their binding-transformation of oneness (integration). The molecules like dyads, etc., are produced by this combination. There can be two kinds of combination of cohesive and dry constituent parts, viz. similar (sadrśa) and dissimilar (visadrśa). The taking place of combination of the cohesive constituent with the cohesive one and that of the dry constituent with the dry one is called similar combination (sadrśabandhana), while the combination of the cohesive constituent with the dry one is dissimilar combination (visadşśabandhana). So there are stated to be two kinds of bbandhanapariņāma (binding-transformation of matter), viz. snigdhabandhanapariņāma (binding transformation of the cohesive constituent parts) and rūksabandhanapariņāma (binding-transformation of the dry constituent parts).
The general rules of the combination of matters are as follows: (1) There does not take place a combination of the cohesive and dry constituent elements of matter having the quantum of the minimum (lowest) properties (energies), 3 i. e. there does not occur a combination of ultimate atoms having the minimum quantum of properties. (2) On account of there being equal quantum of properties there does not take place a
1. TS., 5. 34. 2. Bardhaņapariņāme nam Bhamte ! kaivihe paạnatte ?
tamjahāṇiddhabamdhanapariņāme, lukkhabamdhanapariņāme ya, Pannavaņā; 13; Samaniddhayāe bardho na hoi samalukkhayāe vi na hoi Vemāyaṇiddhalukkhattāņeņa baṁdho u khamdhāṇam, etc.
Ibid. 3. Na jaghany aguņānāṁ, TS., V. 33, p. 421.