Jain System in Nutshell

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Nij Gyan Sagar Shiksha Kosh Santa MP

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(10) Mardia 26. These could be an addition to the current fundamental particles of physicists as they are differentiated by their specific capacity of combination between living and non-living entities. Feinberg has postulated another such particle as 'mindon' for mattergic mind36
(b) Interconversion of Energies
The Jainas have listed various forms of mattergy which include sound, light, heat, moonlight etc. This means that energies and aggregates are the two faces of mattergic reality. This also suggests an indirect postulation of corpuscular theory of energy current up to Newtonian age. The newer physics of relativity has modified this early concept in terms of duel nature and behaviour of energies and particles leading to a phenomena of mutual inter- conversion at large expense of energy. This new effect may have a seeding in Jaina science in their above concept.
(c) Natural Forces 32
The Jainas postulate that every entity has an inherent internal force in it. In addition, they also have three more types of forces: (i) mental, inner or soul force (ii) verbal or vocal force and (iii) physical force in the world. These are possessed by both living and non-living and manifested in various forms. While mental force is associated with the living only, the other two forces are associated with the living and nonliving both. Vocal forces may be in the form of sound or speech. It may be a form of motor force of today. The incantational force is familiar to all. Under physical forces, they have indicated two types (i) working or proposing and (ii) opposing. They have also destructional and suppressive or attracting forces. They have an indirect indication of gravitational force causing fall. They have also postulated a material karmic force responsible for actions, volitions and rebirth for which Weber-Fechner have an empirical co-relation between stimulants, S and sensations, R as
S= K In R
suggesting specific behaviour for specific stimulants, verified for medium range stimulants leading crediblity to this force psychologically33
In contrast, scientists deal only with physical forces- gravitational, electromagnetic and nuclear. If force is taken as proportinal to energy, Jainas do not have only nuclear force if it is taken as differcnt from internal energy, others are indirectly there. They have additional forces of mental (inner) and karmic type which makes Jaina description more holistic than science.
The force of karmic influx and bonding has also been postulated to be responsible for another worldly important phenomenon of