Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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II : The Kārmana Doctrine:
Introduction to Cosmos
According to the Doctrine of Jainatrs : in a fraction of the vast infinite pure absolutely empty space (Alokākāśa) exists cosmos, the universe which though indeterminable is of limited dimensions (Lõkākāśa).
It has no beginning and no end. It is everlasting and imperishable. It is uncreated and is subject only to its own laws (Lõkasthiti). The cosmos consists of six (1+5) "Basic Reals" (Dravya). It is traced to Jiva & Ajiva the two ever lasting, uncreated, independent and coexisting categories. Consciousness is Jiva. That which has no consciousness is Ajiva.
There are five substances of Ajiva Pudgala = Matter. Dharma = the Motion medium. Adharma = the Medium of Rest. Ākāśa = Space Kāla = Time
In spite of the change undergone (modification) (Paryāya) by its component parts, it remains in its essential characters unchanged.
Through modifications and relations in which they stand towards one another, they produce multifarious world processes.
Tripadi : Utpāda, Vyaya,
Emergence Annihilation Creation Destruction
Dhrauvya Permanence Imperishable
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