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The Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
vargana of the mind-substance. In addition to that, there being an increase of units by the order of one unit, there takes place the non-receivable maximum vargaṇa of skandhas having units infinite times more than the units of the skandhas of the minimum vargana. The vargana of skandhas having one unit more than the units of skandhas of this maximum vargaṇā is the receivable minimum vargaṇā of karma (fit to be received). In addition to that, there being an increase of units by the order of one unit, there becomes karma's receivable maximum vargaṇa of skandhas having infiniteth part more unit of the minimum vargaṇā.1
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In brief it can be summed up that there are infinite times more ultimate atoms in one aggregate of the maximum nonreceivable vargaṇa than whatever number of ultimate atoms are existing in one aggregate of the minimum non-receivable vargana and there are infiniteth part more ultimate atoms in the aggregates of the maximum receivable vargana than whatever number of ultimate atoms are existing in the aggregates of one minimum receivable vargana. In this way eight vargaṇās are receivable and eight varganas are non-receivable. From amongst these sixteen varganas there are stated to be two main alternatives of each of them and there are infinite intermediate alternatives between the minimum and the maximum (or from the minimum to the maximum). The maximum of the receivable vargaņā is the infiniteth part more than its minimum and the maximum of the non-receivable vargaṇa is infinite times more than its minimum. Thus there are stated to be eight receivable varganās, viz. receivable varganas of gross-, transformable-, translocation- and luminous-bodies, speech, respiration, mind and karma (karmic body).2
1. Pañcama karmagrantha, p. 211;
see Notes of Pandit Sukhlalji.
2. Emeva viuvva-hara-teya-bhasa-nupana-mana-kamme Suhumā kamāvagāho ūmūṇaṁgula-asamkhaṁso, Pañcamakarmagrantha, 76
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