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of atoms than the number of atoms in the former type of Varganā. Similarly, every unit of later type of Varganā has an increasingly larger number of paramānus (atoms), which are more and more subtle in form. Bodies of Gods and Goddesses i.e. divine beings and hellish beings are made of this type of paramānu - units (Varganā). Even human beings sometimes make another body of this type of paramānu - units (Vargana). 3. The Ahāraka Varganā - Jaina monks who have attained a specific level of deep learning, use the paramānu-units of this type of grouping (Vargana) to make a crystaline body of the size of a close - fisted hand. 4. The Taijas Varganā - With the paramānu units of this Varganā (grouping), a subtle called taijas (vital) body is formed by every living being. Food is digested with its help. 5. The Bhāsā Varganā - All living beings varying from those with two senses to those with five senses, celestial, human and hellish beings absorb the paramānu - units of this Vargana and transform them into expressed or unexpressed sounds and release them in the atmosphere. 6. The Swāsocchwāsanā Varganā - Every living being inhales and exhales with the paramānu - units of this varaganā. 7. The Mano Varganā - The minds of all gross five - sensed living beings (celestial, human, hellish and animals, birds etc.) are made of this type of paramānu-units (Vargana). Moreover, they are used in various processes of thinking. 8. The Kārmana Varganā - The paramānu - units of this type of Vargana get transformed as auspicious or inauspicious karma i.e. kārman particles and stick to the soul. They make a special type of subtle body named the Kārmana body.
In both of his articles, Shri Ashok Kumar Dutt shows that the groups of coloured energy particles are chiefly of the three colours - red, yellow and blue. But in the description of the element pudgala i.e. matter, Jaina philosophers show that they are of five colours - white, red, yellow, blue and black. In the subject of (art of) drawing, there are only three colours, besides the black and the white. The rest of the colours are made by mixing these colours. In the printing of coloured photos, red, yellow, blue and black colours are used.
There are two types of smell - (1) good smell and (2) bad smell.
There are five types of taste - (1) Bitter, (2) Pungent, (3) Astringent, (4) Sour, (5) Sweet. The saltish taste is not taken into account here, but the saltish taste is also sometimes counted in a taste.
Arhat Vacana, July 2000
