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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Jainism and modern science
Before the universe, there was Dharma (laws)
There is nothing universal except the laws of physics.
Nothing is absolute, neither time, nor space. Everything depends on the frame of reference.
Scientific basis of Jainism, Nature of matter, science søtras, Jainism and modern physics
Science is truly universal, based on certain laws which are non subjective, applicable every where, at all times and acceptable to all. We began this book by claiming that Jainism is also universal, based on some eternal laws which are non-subjective and in this respect appears to be quite scientific in its approach. It may therefore be appropriate to look for some common ground between science and Jainism. The purpose of this chapter is to critically examine if such a common ground exists.
Jainism divides the universe in two independent entities, jiva and Ajiva, the latter being the subject matter of science. The true nature of both Jiva and Ajiva is multifacedness, with infinite attributes, correctly described by Anekintav -d, in contextual relation (Sydvd) and can be expressed in seven folded mode of saptbhangi. These laws are mentioned in various Jain scriptures (e.g. Bhagvati søtra) but the physical concepts are best summarised in Tattv Irtha søtra of Umaswati, written some 1800 years ago. In particular, Chapter 5 of Tatty Irtha søtra is devoted to physics. We resort to this book for comparing science with Jainism.
As far as physical universe is concerned, science asserts that it is governed by