Scientific Contents in Prakrta Canons

SR No.: 001670
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1996
Total Pages: 608
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Science, & Religion
File Size: 9 MB

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488 : Scientific Contents in Prākṛta Canons
The sense of touch has varied shapes while the sense of taste is flat like small weeding hook, that of smell like flower of seasamum, that of sight ( eye) like masura cereal and that of the ear like a barley tube. In the table, the size of the senses have been said to be 1017th (innumerableth ) part of a ghanāngula ( 0.68 cm.). The length equivalent to Dhanusa, D is app. 92 cms. and ayojana, Y is app. 13.28 km. (8 miles). These sensing capacities have to be substantiated by modern technics.
The mobiles have developed and underdeveloped sexual characters. The deficient-sensed are said to be neuter while 5-sensed ones have all the genders.
The mobiles have three types of activities physical, vocal and mental. The vocal activity could be expressed through language with or without letters. The rational mobiles have nine types of languages described in Jivakända 26. However, 2-5 sensed non-rationals have only non-lettered vocal activity. The five-sensed have two types of mind Physical and Psychical. The physical mind is assumed to be like an eightpetalled flower and locatad at the point of heart. This view reflects nearly all Indian Philosophies. The scientists have to concur upon this fact.
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The colourations represent volitional character. They indicate the growing purity of mind. They also have two varieties physical and psychical. Both colourations vary between 1-6 (from black to white ). The deficient-sensed mobiles have the first three or four while the completioned rationals have all the six. These colourations have been confirmed by aural colours under Chirilian Photography28.
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All the mobiles have instincts, natural tendencies or desires for food, sex, possessions or sleep and fear or power. These may be experiencial or knowledgal. Acārāṇga and Prajñāpanā tell us about 10-16 experiencial and five knowledgal instincts. The ten varieties include instincts of four passions, tradition and whims besides the four above. The 16 varieties