Jainism a Glimpse

Author(s): Punyadarshanvijay
Publisher: Sanmarg Prakashan

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W Bhāṣā Vargaņā : Sound, Speech, Language VI) Śvāsõcchavāsa Vargaņā : Respiratory. VII) Mana Vargaņā : Mental, thought, mind. VIII) Kārmana Vargaņā : (Inner subtle body) pertaining
to Karma in relation to soul. It is the seed
of all mental & physical activities. There are innumerable Varganās in between these eight. Each upper Vargaņā (divisional group) consists of larger number of infinite particles. Higher the Varganā, the particles become finer and lighter and occupy lesser space than the previous one.
These classifications will provide the reader a faint idea of the stupendous work, complete details, functions, aspects, clarification and calculations on each and every subject from different perspectives given in several Jaina Holy Scriptures. Which are only a fraction of the originals, the Omniscient Teacher 'Arhat' has propounded.
Jaina Thought - Jaina Philosophy
It is the tradition of Oral Transmission of Scriptures (Agama) in 'Ardha Māgadhi' language carried onward generation after generation after generation from Preceptor to Preceptor. When the faculty declined, writing up of the Canon with commentaries began about 450 A.D. The language is well adapted to give precision and clarity to abstruse and difficult ideas.
The terminology can be difficult and often rendered almost incomprehensible by untranslatable technical terms for which no concise modern equivalent has been sought or found.
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