Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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V: Kēvalajñāna & Kēvaladarśana
Omniscient knowledge, Omniscient Vision in Jainism
The word Omniscience (Knowledge of all things) as generally expressed and understood, and the infinite knowledge, limitless incredible power and capacity and the deep meaning it carries as elaborated in Jainism is beyond comparison.
This will give a hazy idea about the "Omniscient knowledge and Vision". Oniy the Omniscient can 'See' and 'Know' the 'Samaya' - indivisible unit of time and the 'Paramānu' - indivisible particle of matter.
Modern Science & Research have identified matter into 'Molecule', into 'Atom', into 'Nucleus' into 'Proton', into 'Neutrons', into 'Quark', each trapped inside larger particle of the preceding named unit in large numbers. The 'Quarks' - minutest units so far discovered are never seen by themselves, even through gigantic mechanical devices. They are only visualized.
The Scientists have succeeded very recently to smash the 'Quark' through the super conducting super collider (as published in "The Time" 10th Apr. 1990.) into tiny fragments. They are particles not 'Paramāņu' the indivisible particle. It is impossible to visualize 'Paramāņu' through Science of Man. (See the Figure.)
Modern science is in a state of fermentation and entirely new concepts of matter and of its fields are appearing. Einstein's concept of religion is very near that of Jaina's.
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