Jain Journal 1969 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

Page 18

JULY, 1969
empirical perception, clairvoyance and telepathy. They have simultaneously stated the existence of inherent super-energetic stationary wavemotion of a special kind and the concomitant energy carrying waves of infinite speed in every soul. This wave-motion forms the real medium for super-consciousness or omniscience of every emancipated soul, embodied and dis-embodied.
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Jaina philosophy speaks of two kinds of stationary wave-motions, one of infinitesimally short wave-lengths and another not of such short wave-lengths. However, the second wave-motion's wave-lengths are extremely minute forming a million-millionth part or even less than the wave-length of ultra-violet light wave. These two are aguru-laghusād-guni-hāni-vṛtti-paryāya, in short, artha-paryāya and vyāñjanā-paryaya. The first wave-motion is common and exists in all the six substances. The second one which is special exists in souls and matter only. Paryaya generally means change but here it signifies wave-motion.
II Artha-Paryaya
Aguru-lahgu-sad-guṇi-hāni-vṛtti-paryāya or artha-paryaya (wavemotion) is extremely subtle (sukşma) so that an imperceptable rhythmic rise and fall of crest and trough are constantly taking place in the parts of substance every instant (samaya) in six different steps or wave-lengths.
The six different wave-lengths of this wave-motion are as follows :
(1) One part of a sankhyāt (number expressible in figures or countable),
(2) One part of asankhyāt (countless or minimum infinite minus one),
(3) One part of ananta (infinite number),
(4) One part of sankhyātguni (countable × countable),
(5) One part of asankhyātguni (countless x countless), (6) One part of anantaguni (infinite infinite).
Each substance is stated as possessing infinite attributes. The principal among the common attributes of all the six substances are six as follows:
(1) astitva-existence; indestructibility; permanence; capacity by which a substance cannot be destroyed.
(2) vastutva-functionality; capacity by which a substance has a function or use.