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The Jaina world of Non-living
(a) Karma- based a-heavy-a-lightness : It is due to relationship of karmas and quasi-karmas with the living. It is not natural. But it may be an attribute of the living. (b) Karma-devoid a-heavy-a-lightness : It is due to destruction of all karmas and is found in the salvated beings. This is its natural form. (c) Non-living-based a-heavy-a-lightness : The above two varieties refer only to the living beings. However, there are non-living entities too. The a-heavy-a-lightness found in the nature of non-living entities will be the third variety. 9. It has been felt by the earlier saint-scholars also that the property has no definitional clarity. Hence, they have mentioned that though it may not be acceptable logically, but it should be accepted on the basis of Jaina teachings and canons, i.e. non-logically or by faith only. Maille Dhavala, Akalanka, Jayasena, Virasena and Devasena etc. have expressed this way and Pt. Sukhlalji concurs with this view. 10. It has been said that the property of a-heavy-a-lightness involves six types of increase and six types of decrease mentioned in literaturespecially by Devasena. It will be interesting if we could illustrate here this six-fold increase and decrease by taking some concrete examples based on GR Jain's book.
The Jainas have three types of numerations: (a) numerable (3), (b) innumerable (9) and (c) infinite (9). These have sub-divisions mentioned in brackets against each-totalling 21 in all. The numerable numbers are countable and start with 2 and go upto 10"" or higher. The innumerable number will be a minimum of highest numerable number +1 and going upto a limit to be perceived by the omniscients. The infinite number has no limit. Devasena mentions six steps each of increase and decrease in terms of the above three types of general numerations. The decrease in numerations are just the reverse of increasing numerations. Mukhtar has assumed 12000 as the original number for illustration with 3,4 and 5 as representing numerable, innumerable and infinite numbers. Accordingly, the following six steps of increase will have these values: (a) Fractional and multiple increase in three numerations (i) Infinitesimal increase
: 12000+12000/5 = 14400
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