Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi

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The Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
energy of vibration (parispanda), and serve to form the radicle of the ether-atom (ākāsaparamāņu); then the potential of the tactile stimulus is lodged in another class of Tanmātras, particles which possess the physical energy of impact or mechanical pressure in addition to that of vibration, and serve to form the radicle of the air-atom (vāyu-paramāņu), next, the potential of the colour-stimulus is lodged in a third class of Tanmātras, particles, wbich are charged with the energy of radiant heat and light, in addition to those of impact and vibration, and serve to form the nucleus of the light and heat corpuscle (teja paramāņu), then the potential of the tastestimulus is lodged in other Tanmātras, particles which possess the energy of viscous attraction, in addition to those of heat, impact, and vibration and afterwards develop into the atom of water (ap paramāņus) and lastly, the potential of the smellstimulus is lodged in a further class of Tanmātras, particles which are charged with the energy of cohesive attraction, in addition to those of viscous attraction, heat, impact and vibration, and which serve to form the radicle of the earth atom."
TRANSFORMATION OF MATTER IN THE
NYAYA-VAIŚEȘIKA PHILOSOPHY Transformation of Matter takes place in the form of chemical action in its different forms in accordance with the 1. The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus, pp. 25-26;
Şadvisesāḥ tadyathā šabdatanmātraṁ sparśatanmātram rūpatanmātram, rasatanmātraṁgandhatan nātraṁ ca ityekadvitricatuspañcalaksaņāḥ śabdādayaḥ pañcavićeşāḥ, Vyāsabhāsya on Yogasūtra, 19, pada II, p. 88; Ahankārāt šabdatanmātraṁ tataścāhankārasahakstāt śabdatanmātrāt šabdasparśaguņam sparśatanmātram evaṁkramena ekaikaguņavěddhyā tanmātrāņi utpadyante, Sāṁkhyapravacanabhāsya, 1.62;