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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Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
The remaining account is one and the same; all up to ānaprānapudgala-parivartta should thus be known. The particular difference is that all ānaprāņa-pudgala-prayoga-sarvadravyas (all material substances applied by respiration) are assembled together as ānaprāņa-pudgala (respiration-matter). The remaining is one and the same as before.
Audārika-pudgala-parivartta becomes free by the cycle of atsarpiņi and avasarpini kālas. Similarly, vaikriya-pudgalaparivartta up to ānaprāņı-pudgala-parivartta also should be known.
Of those audārika-pudgala-parivarttanirvarttanakāla (time for being free) upto ānaprānapudgala-parivarttanirvarttapakāla, the least of all is kārmana-pudgala-parivartta-nirvarttanakālas, taijasa-pudgala-parivartta-nirvarttanakāla in infinite times more than kārman l-pudgala-parivartta-nirvarttana-kāla, audārika-pudgala-parivartta-nirvarttanakāla is infinite times more than audārika-pudgala-parivartta-pirvarttanakāla, manahpudgala-parivartta-nirvarttanakāla is infinite times more than ānaprāna-pudgala-parivartta-pirvarttana-kāla; vāk-pudgalaparivartta-nirvarttana-kāla is infinite times more than manahpudgala-parivartta-pirvarttana-kāla; and vaikriya-pudgalaparivartta-nirvarttana-kāla is infinite times more than vākpudgala-parivartta-nirvarttana-kāla. Of these audārika-pudgala-parivartta up to ānaprāņ1-pudgala-parivarttas, the least of all are vaikriya-pudgala parivarttas; vāk-pudgala-parivarttas are infinite times more than vaikriya-pudgala-parivarttas; manaḥ-pudgala-parivarttas are infinite times more than vākpudgala-parivarttas; ānaprāņa-pudgala-parivarttas are infinite times more than manah-pudgala-parivarttas; audārika-pudgalaparivarttas are infinite times more than ānaprāna-pudgalas; taijasa-pudgala-parivarttas are infinite times more than audārika-pudgala; taijasa-pudgala-parivarttas are infinite times more than audārika-pudgala-parivarttas and kārmaņa-pudgalaparivarttas. 1 This account of pudgalaparivarttas (assembling 1. Bhs., 12. 4 447.