Science And Jain Philosophy

Author(s): Raksha J Shah, Abhijit Muni, Pooja Banthia
Publisher: International Conference on Science and Jain Philosophy

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International Conference on Science and Jain Philosophy 2016
4. Concluding Remarks As far as I know not much has happened on these lines, and we quote from the thesis of Wiley (2000) for some possible reasons: "However, in spite of the importance of karma theory.... There seems to have been a reluctance to examine critically this vast and highly technical body of material, which most would characterize as one of the more tedious parts of what has been viewed historically to be a lackluster corpus of literature."
On the other hand, modern thinkers have been trying to understand consciousness and we give the following quote of Gallen Strawson (Economist, 3-10-15). 'It is beyond serious doubt that conscious experience is wholly a matter of brain activity, but this doesn't show us that we don't know what consciousness is. It shows us that we don't know what matter is. The hard problem is the problem of matter. Matter is even more extraordinary than we thought, as physicists have been demonstrating for a long time! In this the search for matter alludes to something with properties akin to karmic matter though the field is still wide opens as far as scientists are concerned. Our new model gives some insight but further research is needed.
Acknowledgement: I wish to express my thanks to Kristi Wiley for her help.
Table 1: The eight karmic components (Mula karma-prakriti) Negative forces/karmic
New components
nomenclature
Quotients/ Elements of the Soul
Mohaniya
Bliss
EQ blocking karma
Primary components (destructive or Ghatiya in this cycle) = Four Quotients
Bliss-defiling 1a = insightdeluding, 1b = conductdeluding (with four Kashayas and nine subsidiary Kashayas) Energy-obstructing
Antaraya
Energy
Knowledge
Knowledgeobscuring
Jnanaavaraniya
XQ blocking karma IQ blocking karma SQ blocking karma Psyche coding karma
Perceptionobscuring
Perception
Darsanaavaraniya Vedaniya
5
Secondary components (non-destructive or aghatiya in this cycle) = Four Codes
Feeling-producing 5a = generator of pleasant feelings 5b = generator of unpleasant feelings) Body-producing
6
Nama
Ayu
Longevitydetermining
Bio coding karma Actuarial coding karma Environmental coding karma
Gotra
| Environmentdetermining
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