Journal of Gyansagar Science Foundation 2013 04 01

Author(s): Sanjeev Sogani, Vimal Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Science Foundation

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(a). Climatoloical order through precise movement of the Earth around Sun and the Moon around the Earth along with proper mix of various gases in atmosphere with a narrow temperature range etc.
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(b). Three and up to six seasons on various parts of the Earth, which occur in periodic way.
(c). Agricultural order like crop cycles and their dependence on weather etc.
(d). Various cyclic processes in many biological systems including human systems.
Self-organized structures in brain and our body. Maintenance of economic order in world economy.
Order in a laser beam
"Order" in the life supporting systems, (which could be some combination some of the of the above).
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Gunasthanas: the fourteen stages of evolution of consciousness and order in Jainism
The path of evolution of soul in Jainism is described through fourteen stages, through which one has to pass through before getting liberalized, that is becoming a pure soul from an impure soul that is from material particles known as karmas. These fourteen stages are called fourteen Gunasthanas (Tukol 2009). They are Mithyatatva, 2. Sasvadan, 3. Samyagya, 4. Mithyatatva Dristhi (Mishra), 5. Avirat Samyagya dristhi, 6. Virtavirat (Desh virati), 7. Pramat Sayant, 8. Apramat Sayant, 9. Nivrati-Badar, 10. Sukshma Sampraya, 11. Upshant mohniya, 12. Kshina mohniya, 13. Sayogi kevali, 14. Ayogi kevali. Guna means characteristics and sthan means a position or situation. It is very interesting to know that the Jain acharyas have gone into great depth to describe these fourteen stages. They are being described through twenty nine parameters, whose details are given in Appendix 1. The logic used in taking up so many parameters is highly impressive and there are several sub categories among these twenty nine categories also. An excellent description is given about movement of a worldly soul from one gunasthan to other ones.
Description of the orderliness among various groups of people in Jainism
After describing the gunasthanas, another formalism exist to describe the state of "Orderliness" among different categories of souls in Jainism. Thus Arihant has twelve characteristics. They are: Anant jnana, Anant
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darshan, Anant charitra, Anant Tap, Anant balvirya, Anant Kshyaik samyaktva, Vajra Rishabha naraya sahnan, sam chaturstra sansthan, thirty four atishayas, thirty five properties of voice, one thousand and eight symptoms and Guru of sixty four indras.
Siddha Bhagwan has eight (8) characteristics. Aacharya has thirty six (36) characteristics, Upadhyaya has twenty five characteristics, a sadhu or sadhvi (monk) has twenty seven characteristics. Ordinary household known as shravak and shravika has twenty one characteristics etc.
Methodology and mechanism developed in Jainism to increase order and reduce entropy
Five main principles of Jainism known as Mahavratas viz. Satya (truth speaking), Asteya (Not to do theft), Ahimsa (Non-violence), Brahamacharya (Celibacy) and Aprigraha (Minimizing materialistic possession) have been developed so as to have a discipline life during all stages of evolution. These are the principles to be followed strictly by monks, aacharyas and higher ups in the ladder of evolution. For ordinary human beings smaller vratas have been defined which are called Anuvratas. These are simplification of the above rules meant to start the process of evolution at a very stage. Thus twelve vratas are there to be followed by shravakas and shravikas. Even the process of evolution is described in details by defining association of a mundane soul with materialistic particles from past. These particles are called karmas and are classified into eight categories. As one's soul evolves, the number of karmas decreases. It appears that larger the number of karmas associated with a soul, larger will be the uncertainty and so larger will be entropy. A full fledge system of Nava tatva (Nine elements) has been developed to explain the process of reducing the karmas from past and stopping inflow of new karmas. Several rules and practices have been developed to practically implement these vratas like Navkarsi, Porshi, Ekasana, Aayambil, Upwas, upwas for days together, mas khhaman, varshi tap, nanyanu yatra, samayik, pratikramana, posha and many more. To distinguish true knowledge from false knowledge, a concept of three jewels is defined knows as samyag jnaja, samyak darshan and samayak charitra etc. Another important concept developed is of three yogas (Manha, Vachan and Kaya) and three karan that bad action should not be doneby oneself, should not get it done by others and should not support the other who is doing it. Several sub categories and concepts are given to handle this process in minutest possible details with very extensive description.