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Similarly, imagine HIS presence in the entire universe at any given single moment of time. Since Present of one is past of something and future of something else, HE is said to know all the present, the past and the future.
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Therefore, the omnipresence (infinite speed of perception) of a Keval Gyani is the reason for HIS omniscience (infinite knowledge).
Unit of Time -
The smallest unit of time as available in Jain literature is 'Ek Samay, which is further indivisible. This unit is so small that innumerable Samay are said to elapse in a blink. Next practical unit of time is called Avalika. What is the significance of Samay and Avalika?
We have our time measurement in terms of earth's cycle around sun as 24 hours. Smaller units are called minutes and seconds. In modern science, time is now defined in terms of speed of light
Mathematically models created by science can convert any happening of past in terms of present. Those who believe the relativity of time and space, have only perennial undivided time. Professor Hawking proposes that the real time moves only in forward direction but the imaginary time, which is nondirectional, can move in backward direction. Mathematically, in imaginary time, any point of time in forward direction may be reversed in backward direction Theoretically, any event of past can be known in present. Hence, the modern science supports the classic concept of Jains' infinite knowledge.
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तीन आयाम (Three diimension)
घन (Cube)
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