Jaina World of Non Living

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

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The Jaina world of Non-living
(1) Bonding does take place when the electrical character of bonding entities is opposite.
(2) Bonding does not take place when the quantitative electrical character of bonding entities is minimum (i.e. 0 or 1).
(3) Bonding also does not take place when the electrical character of bonding entities is quantitatively similar.
(4) However, bonding takes place between the bonding entities if their electrical character is similar or dissimilar but differing in numericality.
(5) Bonding takes place between the bonding entities if their electrical charge numericality differs by 2 (or more) in them.
(6) The properties of the newly formed aggregate will depend upon the nature of the entity having more numericality during bonding.
There is some difference in the interpretation of these rules among the Digambara and Svetambara versions as indicated in supplementary notes.
9. Theory of Relativism
Many philosophical systems postulate impossibility of permanence through change in an entity. In response, the Jainas point out that changes occur only in an existent and permanent reality. Hence, they believe that every entity has substantive and modal aspect and the statements are made under one of these standpoints. The seemingly opposite characteristics may be given credibility under the prominence of one aspect taking other aspects as secondary. Thus, the viewpoints of prominence and non-prominence should always be taken into account for elaborating the ways of the world. This is called relativism. It is on this basis that the Jainas have been able to run the middle path rather than extremist path.
Conclusions
The studies undertaken during this project lead to the following probabilistic conclusions:
(i) Tattvärtha Sūtra is a pre-schismic and the first Jaina aphorismic sacred text in Sanskṛta containing the filtered tenets current in the days of the aphorist of the third century A.D. involving many of them
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