Book Title: Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi

View full book text
Previous | Next

Page 185
________________ 150 The Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy In the philosophies like the Vaišeşika, etc., the corporeaf substances, viz. earth, water, fire and air, have not been accepted as equally endowed with these four specific characters, viz. colour, taste, smell and touch, but it has been admitted that earth is possessed of these four qualities, water is possessed of three qualities without smell, fire is possessed of two qualities colour and touch without smell and taste, and air is possessed of touch only.1 Like this they have not accepted four qualities - colour, taste, smell and touch as inherent in mind? according to Jaina philosophy. For this reason the purport of the sūtra “Sparśarasagandhavarṇavantaḥ pudgaläh" is to show the difference of its view from those of the Nyāya-Vaiệesika system of thought and others. It is indicated by this aphorism that in Jaina philosophy Matter and Soul are different. Therefore, the application of the word "Pudgala" is not meant for Soul.4 In this way, earth, water, fire and air are equal as Matters 5 i. c. all of them are endowed. with four qualities. And in Jaipa Metaphysics mind also is possessed of these qualities, because of its being material. It is to be noted that in the physical science also colour, taste, odour and touch have been accepted as the properties of 1. Rüparasagandhasparśavati pşthivi, VS., II. 1. 1; Rūparasasparśavatyāpo dravāḥ snigdhāḥ, Ibid., 2; Tejo rūpasparśavat, Ibid., 3; Sparsavān vāyuḥ, Ibid., 4. 2. Sarvārthasiddhi (comm.), v. 3. 3. Atha sparśādimantaḥ syuḥ pudgalāḥ iti sūcanāt Kșityādijā tibhedānāṁ prakalpananirākřtiḥ, Tattvārtha ślo., p. 419. 4. Yasmādittham laksanāḥ pudgalā bhavanti tasmānna jíväḥ pudgalaśabdavācyā iti / yathā caite paramānvādigatāḥ jivāḥ sparsādayaḥ guņāḥ paramānvādibhyo bhinnāścābhinnāśca tathā’guņa paryāyavaddravyan, TS. Bhā., II, p. 355. 5. TS., p. 415. 4. TS., p. 355. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 301 302 303 304 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382 383 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412