Book Title: Jain Philosophy and Modern Science
Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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________________ 104 JAIN PHILOSOPITY & MODERN SCIENCE waves into electric energy, propagates them thousands of miles and retransforms them at the listening end; in the same way television mechanism transforms the radiating image of a body propagates it thousands of miles and retransforms it as an image at the receiving end The Triplet-Formation, Decay and Continuity The principle embodying the triplet give better space in between formation decay and continuity—s the fundamental base, according to Jainology, which reveals the nature of realities. The gist of it is that in reality at every instant new modes are formed, old ones are destroyed and the substance continues to exist through the changes. Modern science also agrees fully with this principle After accepting the interchangeability of matter and energy, this has become even more clear. Mass is transformed into energy but energy also is indestructible and is transformed into some mode or nother In his book "Thesis on Energy', LA Colding writes. "Energy is imperishable and immortal and therefore, wherever and whenever energy seems to vanish in performing certain mechanical and other works, it merely undergoes a transformation and reappears in a new form but the total quantity of energy continues to remain constant The conclusion is that a substance may disintegrate into atoms and

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