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Hearing. Further it is said that Living-beings can have 4 to 8 types of Touch sesnes. Water is bestowed with the property of all the 8 types of touch senses. These are paired in 4 groups of opposites. (i) Snigdha/Ruksa i.e., Smooth-Rough. This property may be on a scale of roughness. However, this would suit entities even with 4 touch senses only, because the roughness is a mere surface phenomenon. For gross bodies, this property is mostly considered to be associated with the electric charge, with respect to a neutral reference/datum. As such the surface of water body (at unit level) will have either negative or positive charges, corresponding to Ruksa or Snigdha sparsa of Jaina sciences. (ii) Sîta/Usna i.e., Cold-Hot. This is measured on a scale of Temperature with respect to our body temperature as per modern science. (iii) Guru/Laghu i.e., Light-Heavy. This is a measure of compactness or density, as per modern science (iv) Mridu-Kathor, i.e. Soft-Hard. This can be expressed on a scale of hardness or springing action at micro-level, as per the understanding of modern science. 5.2) Development of Touch Senses An inanimate Parmanu (Atom) has only 2 Touch - senses. When 2 or more parmanus come together, they form a pudgala skandha. Pudgalas have 2 types of transformations (Parinatis) Micro and macro transformations:These transformations take place, when the value of parmanus in terms of its quantity or density in that cluster reaches a threshold limit. For example, when 2 or more parmanus come together to form a cluster (skandha), a micro-transformation can take place due to its contraction property. Here the space occupied by the cluster is reduced, i.e. the cluster becomes very fine. Its density is increased manifold. It can result in enhancing the touch senses of cluster from 2 to 4-touches. These pudgalas are not visible. They are also weghtless (aguru-laghu) and cannot be recognized by our senses, even with the help of external instruments. Such examples are pudgalas of Breathing, Kārmana body, Bhãsã and Mind varganas.
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