Jainism Eternal and Universal Path for Enlightenment

Author(s): Narendra Bhandari
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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electromagnetic and gravity come into play. But to form jiva, with consciousness, speech, breathing etc, different types of interactions are required. The above four categories are incapable of being attracted, assimilated and transformed by psychic forces. To provide them with psychic attributes, 'hraka vargan (5th vargan ) is required and this results in hraka (conscious) body. This interaction requires an infinite number of a&us to provide it a quality defined as "associability" and provides matter with psychic attributes. This conscious vargan also develops capability of vaikriya (transformation of shape and size of body) and swichosy is (breathing). The next (6h) category is defined as the first unassociable (unya varga a 1) category. The next, i.e. tejas varga a 1 (7th) results in association of energy with matter and leads to tejas body, which provides metabolic energy, paving way to the animate world. Taijas Varganâ may be responsible for formation of electromagnetic waves or particles. The next category (8th) is another type of -unya vargaoa. Further association leads to bh-sh? vargan (9h) followed again by unya varga a 1 (10h). The next association leads to manovargan: (11h), required for formation and functioning of mind and its thoughts. This interaction may enable neurons to get organized and function. This is again followed by sunya vargana (12th) and then comes the interaction of soul with subtle matter (karma varga a, 13th). Only the aggregates of this karma varga â have the capability of interacting with the soul. The 14th to 22nd varga als are described below. These are followed by the last varga a 1 called mahskandha varga a 1, responsible for the large structures, where all forces and interactions in nature may simultaneously come into play. These structures pervade the whole universe.
In this scheme, one of the important points to understand is the role of the four unya varga a ls. They have been variously interpreted by scholars. Some say that they do not always result in new aggregates. We try to understand them in the frame work of known physics. We interpret them as the varga a is which destroy (annihilate or dissociate) the aggregates. The first non-usable or non-associable vargan (6th) may, from simily with physics, be considered as antimatter, which on interaction with matter annihilates it and turns into radiation. Like wise every alternate varga « 1 after 7th, i.e. 8th, 10th and 12th are non-associable, that is they dissociate the psychic aggregates of Tejas, bh-sh- and mano-associations. By their interaction, capability of metabolic activity, speech and mind is destroyed. Thus energy consciousness, mind and speech varganas may interact with themselves but would not lead to new aggregates; only when they interact with matter varga a is, they develop associability and result in new types of aggregates. The 15" is termed as discontinuous-permanent varga a 1 which