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: Scientific Contents in Prākṛta Canons
in different philosophies as shown in Table 10.
Table 9
Attribute
Sub-classification of Special Attributes by Jainas.
Subclasses Name
1. Touch
8
( tactile quality)
2. Taste
5
3. Smell 2
4. Colour 5 5. Shape
(a) 550
(b) 751
(c) 1152
Table 10: Sub-classification of Special Attributes in Some
Indian Philosophies.
System
1. Vaiśeṣikas53
2. Buddhas54
3. Jainas
4. Science55
Hot-cold, Light-heavy, hard-soft, Smooth-rough ( four pairs)
Sour, Sweet, Astringent, Bitter, Acid Good, Bad.
Black, Blue, Yellow, Red, White.
Point Space, Long, Circular, Triangular, Tetragonal.
Long, Short, Point space, circular, trigonal, tetragonal, hexagonal. Point space, Circular, Spherical, Triangular, Rectangular, Square, Hexagonal, Upper/Lower part symmetrical, Dwarf, Hunchbacked, Irregular/Unsymmetrical.
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Touch Taste Smell
3
11
8
20
6
0654
2
4/14
2
9
Colour Shape
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7
4/8
5
7+2
4
8
The scientists and philosophers agree that sense-perceptible matter is mutually effected directly or indirectly by the senses. Still, the basis of many canonical descriptions seems to be primarily eye-perceptibility. This is the first step for our learning/knowing process. But as this is based on non-contactile theory, the knowledge gained through eye has been called interior or of gross quality. That is why, many currently incorrect statements have crept in the canons. Some of them may be
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