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Atom in Jain Philosophy
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The following table shows the permissible (or otherwise) combination of paramāņus with different intensities of dryness and glueiness.
Intensity of Sparsa
Dry(+) with Dry(+) Gluey (-) with Gluey (-)
Dry(+) with Gluey (-)
Unit+unit
No
No
Unit+2 units
No
No
Unit+3 units
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Unit+4 or more units *X unit + X units
No X unit + (X+1) units
No X unit + (X+2) units
Yes X unit + (X+3) or more units Yes
*X is greater than one
Yes
Yes
Finally, the process of fusion can be classified from various aspects as under :
Fusion is two-fold: (a) natural, and (b) produced by an organism.
It is two-fold from another point of view viz, (a) partial union, and (b) total union.
There are three causes for natural union :
(a) Union caused by the gluey and dry properties of the constituents - bandha pratya yika.
(b) Union caused by the contents of a common container – bhājana pratya yika.
(c) Union caused by mutation - parināma-pratya yika!
1. Bhag. Sūt. 8/9/351-353.
