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The Jaina world of Non-living
Supplementary Notes 1. The commentary deals with the following points on the nature of entity formed due to bonding through the above rules: (a) The word 'transformation' means acquiring a new mode and disappearance of earlier mode. (b) The higher degree components transform or absorb the lower degree components into their own nature like the wet jaggery transforming the tasteless sand falling onto it into a sweet tasting entity. (c) The Svetāmbara version of 5.37 maintains two types of transformations during bonding- (1) the higher degree based transformation of lower degree components and (2) the equal degree transformation of equal degree components. This version is not correct as it is contrary to scriptures. The meaning of the scriptural verse has a sense in tune with 5.37. It does not support the Svetāmbara contention. 2. Many examples have been cited where these types of transformations are observed like sugar and water or sugar-candy in milk where the solid particles are dissolved. However, all these examples represent physical processes rather than chemical ones and virtually there is no change in the basic nature of entities involved. However, they prove that some type of transformation does take place- whether physical or chemical 3. The theory of bonding based on electrical nature refers to the chemical bonding where the binding entities appear to become one unit with similar or dis-similar nature and inseperable from each other by easy means. This unitary appearence occurs due to homo-localisation and interpenetration of one-another into their spacepoints. It is observed that the new unit so formed may have three or four types of nature chemically- (i) neutral (ii) alkaline (iii) acidic and (iv) amphoteric or complex. Formation of salts like sodium chloride (neutral nature), sodium carbonate (alkaline in nature) ferric chloride (acidic) and proteins (complex) illustrate the above fact. These examples refer to the overall nature of the new aggregates formed. This transformed nature depends upon the nature of the combining entities.
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