Jaina World of Non Living

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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The Jaina world of Non-living
pleasure, pain, aliveness and death. (6) Time
Perduration of entities, causing transfromations, activity or motion, priority
and posteriority, two varieties 7. Additional Properties or Modifications of Mattergy
The mattergy is observed to have many additional properties in terms of (i) languagical and non-languagical sounds which are mattergic in nature (ii) natural and exertional bonds (3-4) absolute and relative fineness and grossness (5) regular and irregular configurations (6) six kinds of division (7) darkness (8) shadow or images (9) hot light (10) cold light and (11) ten-fold action, motion or transformation. These modifications are found in aggregates only while touch, taste etc. are found in both- the ultimate atoms and aggregates. These modifications include many forms of current energies like heat, light and sound in addition to grosser matter. 8. Varieties of Mattergy and their Formation.
All kinds of mattergy have two basic varieties : (I) ultimate atoms and (ii) atomic aggregates. The term 'aņu' has been used here for ultimate atom while early Svetambara texts used the term 'parmāņu pudgala' (ultimate atomic mattergy or 'Paramānu'). The ultimate atoms are imperceptible to senses, indivisible and occupy single space point. It has two touches and one taste, smell and colour- a total of five qualities. Its existence in inferred from its gross aggregates like body, senses and basic elements. The atoms may be the cause and effects under different conditions. The aggregates have three varieties : (i) whole aggregates (ii) part aggregates and (iii) sub-part aggregates. The different kinds of earth, water, air and fire are all aggregates. They are produced by the processes
tion, association and association-cum-dissociation. They may be diatomic to infinite-atomic in character. They may be perceptible or imperceptible by senses. However, the ultimate atom (i.e. causal atom) is produced by dissociation only.
The ultimate atoms have positive and negative electrical character which leads to their bonding to form aggregates. There are six rules for bonding to occur or not to occur :
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