Outlines of Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 011084
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Mohanlal Mehta
Publisher: Jain Mission Society Bangalore
Publication Year: 1954
Total Pages: 195
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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OUTLINES OF JAIXA PHILOSOPHY
2. Natural—Union produced without any effort of a person. 3. Matter with matter-Union of one kind of matter with another
kind of matter. 4. Matter with soul-Union of matter with spirit. 5. Karmic-Union of karmic matter with subtle bodies. 6. Physical--Physical combinations. 7. Fastening-As the fastening of a chain to a chariot. 8. Painting-As the painting over a canvas or mural painting. 9. Dovetail joint-As joints in pieces of timber. 10. Ligamentary joint-Such joints as of a living body. 11. Union of bodies--Union of bodies more than one in
number. 12. Natural union having beginning——That natural union which
has a beginning as has resulted from a definite cause, such as the union of different colours in a rainbow, is called natural union having a beginning. Formation of the clouds, production of lightning, etc., are included in this
class. 13. Beginningless union-Eternal union such as the union of the
different parts of substances like the medium of motion, the medium of rest, space, and the like.
FINENESS AND GROSSNESS
Each of these manifestations is of two categories: extreme and relative. The atoms furnish the example of extreme fineness in matter and the universe itself constitutes the example of extreme grossness in matter, since it is the biggest molecule or compound of matter. There is nothing smaller than atom and nothing bigger than the universe in the world of matter. Material objects vary relatively to each other in quantity. For instance, a cocoanut is bigger than an orange and so on. FIGURE
Figure is nothing but the shape of a body. It may be regular, circular, triangular, rectangular, and the like; or it may be an irregular body like the shape of clouds.
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Tattvårtha-rāja-vārtika, V, 24, 14-5.