Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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atom Paramanu or Anu
When the smallest portion of the
matter is separated from its Skandha, it is called Paramanu or anu, Paramanu matter cannot be further sub-divided, cut, or pierced.
person, a young person becomes an old person, and the old person dies. In other words, something, which is new, becomes old, worn, and torn over a period of time, All of these changes do not happen because of time. Kal is merely the measure of time, in which those changes occur. The past, present and future are different modes of time and are measured in terms of years, months, days, hours, minutes or seconds. According to what is commonly known for all practical purposes, a second is the smallest measurement of time. Jainism however, recognizes a very tiny measurement of time known as Samay, which is an infinitely small part of a second. Two views exist in Jainism with regards to time.
Karma or Karmic Matter Karma Pudgal
arma is one of the categories of N matter. It is known as karmic matter (karma Pudgal). Karma particles are of very fine matter and are not perceptible to the senses. The entire universe is filled with such karmic matter. Karmic matter from eternity covers every living being. It is the karmic matter that keeps the soul from the realization of its true nature. It is due to karma that one feels pleasure and pain, reincarnates into different forms of life, acquires a certain type of physical body, and the duration of life.
Non living beings - 6 substances II
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KAI
1) Time is an imaginary thing; it has no
real existence
TIME
2) Time has a real existence consisting
of innumerable time atoms.
3)
1/al means time, which measures M changes in living beings and non- living substances. It is not the cause of such changes. A child becomes a young
The smallest indivisible portion of time is called Samay. Moment, second, minute, hour, day, month, year, etc. are the combination of Samays.