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have also been dealt with seperately.18,19 All these modifications take place in two ways indistinctly and distinctly, Indistinct modifications are comparatively momentary while distinct modifications are clearly describable and somewhat more durable. These are caused by self and by others. The change of color, formation of molecules, formation of curd from milk and the like are all modifications due to non-self causes. These are quite common even in our daily life. In some cases, the cause of the change has also been mentioned in scriptures. New age has not only identified the causes but it has utilised them in many more fields. It must be added that some of these modifications are chemical while others are physical only. There are innumerable modifications in matter substantiable today. Conclusion
From the above description, it might be clear that philosophical contents of the Jainas stand in a high position where concepts and intellectual maturity is concerned. We see this in the theory of obtaining knowledge and definition of matter which are very sound in contrast with current scientific views. This is also the case with other concepts. 3 But when one applies these concepts to study the material objects and their properties, one feels that the current knowledge about the differentiating attributes of matter has gone quite ahead of scripturcal period. But here the fortunate situation is that the addition of the knowledge has been supplementary rather than contradictory in most of the cases. This reflects upon our scholar's keen and accurate observation and analytical capacity. It can be confidently said that had there been instruments of today and a little less aversion of physical labor for experimentation, our seers would have stood the current times. The above discussion also points out what was known in scriptural age and the level of our knowledge we have moved in the current age.
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