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Furthermore, it may be remarked that these aphorisms deal with different branches of science in its widest sense as can be seen from the following rough sketch arranged in the tabular form :
Chapter.
I
I
I
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II II
VI
VII
IX
II
V
V
V
III
II
II
III
IV
X
IV
IV
IV
III
II V
V
V
<<
V
V
Aphorism.
48
10-12 34-35
13-33 11
15-25
1-10
1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12 29, 30, 31, 37, 40, 41 1, 6, 9, 10, 14, 18 22, 38, 39
15-18
25-31
32-35
2-6
1-12
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14
15
7
8
9
10
11
12
37-41 24
24
1, 4, 6, 10, 11, 14, 19,
20, 23, 24-28.
1, 3, 6, 7, 13, 17.
6
25-28 32-36
Subject.
Categories and predicables Proofs and their classifications Theory of stand-points
Knowledge and its different aspects Mind
Organs of sense
Connection between mind and matter.
Ethics in the light of Psychology Asceticism in the light of Psychology and Physico-psychology.
Substance
Space
Time
Anthropology. Transmigration Embryology Hellish Beings
Celestial Beings Perfect souls or Gods
Planets
Their motions Their locations
Continents and oceans Their shape and size Mountains
Divisions of Land Mountains
Number of mountains, etc.
}Logic.
molecules. Strata of earth
Psychology.
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Metaphysics.
Theology.
Astronomy.
Electric body. Heat and Light. Sound
Matter
Media of motion and rest
Electrons and molecules
Structure and characteristic of Chemistry.
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Geography.
III
1
Geology. Zoology.
II
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*This is based upon Mr. J. L. Jaini's introduction (p. XVII) to Tattvärthadhigamasutra,
Physics.
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