Jain Journal 1973 07

SR No.: 520031
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1973
Total Pages: 48
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 3 MB

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For the Jaina every substance is an existence (Sat). It means that every existence is a substance in turn. Existence or substance means that which remains useful for ever.2 In the absence of usefulness even for a moment it will cease to be a substance. To remain ever useful the substance has to do some work every moment. The substance to be ever working, has to undergo some modification of itself every moment. 5
Modification implies that it pertains to something in which there occurs two simultaneous contrary or reverse happenings.
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Therefore Jainism explains existence (Sat) as the triple unity of origination of the new shape (Utpada), simultaneous destruction of the old shape (Vyaya) and persistence of the substratum of the substance (Dhrauvya). What we deduce from this is that the substance is a ever functioning or working unit. The substance is so because its criterion is to remain ever useful to itself, to some one or the other. By usefulness the substance is known. Hence usefulness is the primary nature of substance.
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According to Jainism the universe (Loka) is a conglomeration of three unitary and three category substances (Dravyas). Ākāśa Dravya (Space), Dharma Dravya (Medium of motion equivalent to Ether of modern science), Adharma Dravya (medium of rest equivalent to Electromagnetic and Gravitational field) are each one one substance. The category substances are countless Kālāņus (substance helping modification and continuity of other substances equivalent to Real time), infinite Jivas (souls) and infinite times Pudgala Paramāņus (elementary particles of matter).
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Artha Kriyakaritva-Prayojanabhutata hi sat-ka laksan, Syadvad Manjari (Rajcandra Granthamala), p. 29.
* Artha kriya-ke abhav-me dravya-ka abhav ho jayega, Kartikeyanupreksa, Hindi Edition (Raj. Granth.), p. 160.
4 Karya na karoti tucchamapi prayojanam na vidadhati, Ibid. Tika, p. 160.
5 Ek Svabhav-ko chorkar dusre svabhav-ko prapt karnevala padarth-me hi kriya ho sakti hai, Syadvad Manjari (Raj. Granth.), p. 29; purva paryaya-ka vinas tatha uttar paryay-ki utpatti na hone-se vaha vastu kuch-bhi karya na kar sakegi, kyon-ki kuch bhi karya karne-se vastu-me parinaman avasya hoga, Kartikeyanupreksa, p. 162.
Utpad-vyaya-dhrauvyayuktam Sat, Tattartha Sutra, 5.29.