Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
common property of all the worldly beings as the consciousness does not show any difference. (iv). The enjoyership is also a common volition. It is defined as the assimilation of the capacity of one entity by another entity which is energetically superior. It can be illustrated by the fact that the living one is enjoyer by assimilating the energy of food etc. which are alien entities. Similarly, the highly energetic non-living poison is the enjoyer because it assimilates the energy of grains like kodrava etc. The salt is the enjoyer as it gets assimulated in the woods etc. This enjoyership is inherent because it occurs in the absence of karmic realisation.
The capacity of enjoying good or bad karmic effects by the soul is neither common nor inherent as it is caused due to destruction-cum-subsidence. The living being acquires this capacity of enjoying good or bad karmic effects due to the realisation of karma of limbs and minor limbs and destruction-cumsubsidence of energy-obstructing karma. The capacity of enjoying the effects of food etc. arises due to destruction-cum-subsidence of enjoyment-obstructing karma. The capacity of digesting and assimilating the foods is caused due to the destruction-cum-subsidence of energy-obstructing karma. Q. How the poisons etc. can be enjoyed without the karmas? (Karmas are associated with the living beings alone while the poisons etc. are non-living). A. All the entities have their inherent capacities and energies just like the sun which has the energy of heating and lighting. (v) The quality of modifiability is also common as all entities have their definite modes. This is inherent as it is irrespective of karmic realisations etc.. (vi) The non-pervasivity is also common (except in space). We find atoms etc. as non-pervasive. The medium of motion etc. are also non-pervasive as they have a limited number of innummerable spacepoints. This property does not depend upon karmic processes. Hence, it is also inherent. The occupancy of the living beings limited to the size of the occupied body is due to karmic realisation. Hence, it is not inherent despite its being an uncommon property. (vii) The property of eternally successive bondedness is also a common one. All entities are eternally bonded with their own trail of modes. All the six realities have definite modal bondedness of their own inherent natures. The living being is bonded eternally with inherent and applied consciousness. The medium of motion and rest are inherently bonded with their inherent functions of motion and rest. The space is eternally associated with its capacity to accommodate self and others. The mattergy is associated with its modes of touch, taste etc. All these are inherent as they do not require the karmic processes. The eternal karmic bondedness of the living, however, is not inherent as it depends on karmic realisations. This will be described further in aphorisms 2.41 and 2.42. (They mention that the luminous and karmic bodies are possessed by all and they are eternally associated with the worldly living beings).
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