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Vol. 14, No. 2-3, 2002, 69 - 77 ARHAT VACANA Kundakunda Jñanapitha, Indore A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
OF JAIN KARMIC THEORY Ujwala N. Dongaonkar **, T.M. Karade *** & L.C. Jain ****
Abstract In this paper Karma Theory of Jain School has been exhibited. The theory has fluent at its basis which is further classified into six parts such as bios, matter, space, time, dharma and adharma. There exists an interaction between bios and matter which bounds the bios and in this process the matter involved is called karmic matter and the paramanu is designated as karma paramănu.
The details of participation of karma paramanu regarding its contribution and behaviour (subsidence, decay and annihilation) can be highlighted through matrix computation. The mathematical structure so involved of the instant effective bonds and variforms constitute a karmic space of karmas. The matrix so designed can be drawn where the arrangement of karma paramánus as
IEB and decay of karma paramánus as nişekas can be shown. Introduction
According to Descartes (1556 - 1650), all sciences which have their investigations concern in order and measure are related to mathematics, it being of small importance whether this measure be sought in numbers, forms, stars, sounds or any other object. Ancient India has contributed a lot to the development of mathematics and the part played by Jain Scholars in this feild is significant. The set - theoretic aproach to expose Karma theory is available in several Prakrta texts. But for a mathematical and symbolic treatement of karma representation and operations, the detailed commentaries of Gommatasara, Labdhisära and Ksapanasāra from the only available exhaustive material. However, as far as we know, no substantial research on mathematical foundation of Karma theory has been done So far, although the work of Dutt (1992), Singh (1976), Sikdar (1990) and Jain (1995) had been just on the lines of the theory. This article present the extract of the contribution of Jain school as regards to the mathematical theory of Karma Paramānu. Our attempt is preliminary towards the formulation
# Paper presented in First International Conference of New Millenium on History of
Mathematics, New Delhi, 20-23 Dec. 2001. ** Garudkhamb Road, Itwari, Nagpur - 2 *** Einstein Foundation International, Nagpur University, Nagpur. **** Upstair - Doksha Jewellers, 564, Sarafa, Jabalpur.
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