Jain Philosophy and Modern Science

Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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50 JAIN PHILOSOPHY & BIODERN SCIENCE
(3) 'Kaal paramanı'-infinitesimal indivisible : unit of time, called 'Samaya' or 'Time-point.
(4) 'Bhava paramanu' or 'Guna—Primary unit of potency of qualities
'Bhava paramanu' is again divided into fora kinds 19(1) having the quality of colour, (2) having the quality of odour, (3) having the quality of taste vand (4) having the quality of touch.
These, again, can be further subdivided into 16 types (1) one unit black, (2) one umit blue, (3) one unt red, (4) one unit yellow, (5) one unit white, (6) one unit good smell, (7) one unit bad smell, (8) one unit pungent, (9) one unt sweet, (10) one unit bitter, (11) one unit acidic, (12) one unit astringent, (13) one unit hot, (14) one unit cold, (15) one unit adhesive and (16) one imit dry. In short, the 'paramanu', propounded in Jain Philosophy, possesses colour, odour, taste and touch, which are the essential permanent properties of matter 'pudgala'.
In a single 'paramanu', colour, odour, taste and touch etc are found thus-only one colour out of the above five colours, only one smell out of the two smells, only one taste out of the five tastes and only two touches out of the four touches, anyone from the pair of adhesive and dry and any one from the pair of hot and cold.
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