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

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________________ Classification of Matter 235 consciousness and without consciousness), śubha and aśubha (auspicious and inauspicious), etc. In this way, Matter has been classified into two groups from various points of view. Three classes of Matter Matter has been classified into three groups from the point of view of transformation, viz. prayogapariņatapudgala (organic matter), miśrapariņatapudgala (organic-cum-inorganic matter), and visrasāparinatapudgala (inorganic matter).2 The material substances that are produced by the living organism, vegatables or animals are classified as prayogapariñatapudgala (organic matter) and all those material substances which are not prepared from the living organism but from the inanimate objects by the natural innate disposition are classified as visrasāpariņatapudgalas ( inorganic matters ) and all material substances that are the synthetic products of these two processes-vital force and natural force are classified as miśra-pariñata-pudgalas (matters produced by the mixed processes). That is, matter transformed by the action of beings into the physical form, matter transformed by the action of beings-cum-natural innate disposition and matter transformed 1. Sthāgā, 10. 107 (chinna and achinna); Bhs., 14.9.535 (attā and anattā) ista and anista); 7. 10. 308 (acitta); 5. 9. 224 (śubha and aśubha), 14. 8. 553; Duvihā poggalā, pa. taṁ-bhinnā ceva abhinnā ceva 1, duvihā poggalā pa. tam-bheuradhammā no-bheuradhammā ceva 2, duvibā poggalā pa, taṁ-paramāņupoggalā ceva noparamāņupoggalā ceva 2, duvihā poggalā pa. tam-suhumā ceva bāyarā ceva, duvihā poggalā pannattā, tam-pariyā. ditacceva apariyāditacceva, duvihā poggalā pannattā, tam-attā ceva anattā ceva, duvihā poggalā pa, tam-itthā ceva antthā ceva, evaṁ kastā, siya, maņuņņā, maņāmā, Stbā., 2. 82; See Anuyoga. 123. 2. Tivibā poggalā paņņattā, tamjabā payogapariņatā, missapariņayā visasā-pariņayā, Bb$., 8.1.309; see Sthānānga, 3. 186. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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