Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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82 SHRI MAHAVIRA JAINA VIDYALAYA GOLDEN JUBILEE VOLUME
generally find differences between the two views.83 Let us see what is the real position..
According to the Digambara thinkers, time is atomic in nature. These time-atoms are innumerable. Each time-atom occupies one unit of universe space. They do not combine and form molecules ast do the atoms of matter. Nor do they constitute one single whole as the Medium of motion (Dharma), Medium of inertia (Adharma) and Space (Akāśa). Though these time-atoms have no spatial extension (tiryakpracaya), they do have temporal extension or monodimensional order (urdhvapracaya). Only those substances that have spatial extension are termed astikaya. Hence, time is not counted among astikayas. Time-atoms are motionless and hence each of them for ever occupy the same unit of universe space (lokákása). They are. eternal as they are atomic and do not form aggregates.87 Origination, persistence and decay in their case is explained through the origination, persistence and decay of other things." Sometimes it is said that they are eternal in the sense that they never give up their own nature and that origination and decay in their case is due to the rhythmic rise and fall of their agurulaghu guna (their special individual quality).89 Ac. Kundakunda maintains that the time-atom undergoes origination, Timepermanence and destruction at one and the same moment.90 atoms are devoid of physical qualities like colour, flavour etc. and in this sense only they are termed amurta.91 They are subtle and imperceptible. They go on assuming different modes all the while. The smallest mode of time-atom is termed samaya'. Each atom has
83 Darsana aur Cintana (Pt. Sukhlalji), p. 332.
84 लोयायपदेसे इकेके जे ट्ठिया हु इक्केका । रयणाणं रासीमिव ते कालाणू असंखदव्वाणि ॥ -- Dravyasangraha gāthā, 22.
85 Sarvärthasiddhi, p. 312.
86... Ibid., p. 313
87 काव्यणून... कायस्थाभावः अत एव विनाशदेतुत्वाभावानित्याः Rājavartika, p. 482.
88 परप्रत्ययोत्पादविनाशसद्भावादनित्याः Ibid. p. 482
89 श्री सावत् फालस्य स्वप्रत्यर्थ स्वभावव्यवस्थानात् । व्ययोदयी परप्रत्ययी, अगुरुरूगुणवृद्धिदान्यपेक्षया -Sarvärthasiddhi, p. 312.
एगम्हि सन्ति समये संभवठिदिणास सणिदा अट्ठा। समयस्स सम्वकालं एस हि कालाणुसम्भावो ॥
90
-Pravacanasära, II. 51.
91 सूचिसूत्रमार्गका शभिद्रवत् परिच्छिन्नमूर्तित्वेऽपि रूपादियोगाभावार अमूर्तः । Rājavārtika, p. 482.
92 Ibid., p. 501.