Scientific Secrets of Jainism

Author(s): Nandighoshvijay
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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objects of the universe are originated and destroyed only as a result of this beginningless association.
Karmas are paudgalic (material) and through karman Vargaņā, matter is transformed into the eight types of karma. The eight types of karmas are 1. jñānāvaraniya, 2. Darśanāvaraniya, 3.Vēdaniya, 4. Mõhaniya, 5. Āyuşya, 6. Nāma, 7. Götra and 8. Antarāya.36 They are indicated by the eight triangles of the first circle around the pudgala triangle of the Sriyantra. Ten types of Saññā (inclinations) are produced in the soul accumulating the eight types of karma. The ten types of instincts are - 1. Ahāra (nourishment), 2. Bhaya (fear), 3. Maithuna (sex). 4. Parigraha (attachment), 5. Krõdha (anger), 6. Māna (pride), 7. Māyā (deceit), 8. Lõbha (greed), 9. Ogha Sanjñā (common sense), 10. Lõka Sanjñā 36 (inclination for Samsāra). They are indicated by the ten triangles of the second circle near the eight triangles of the first circle. As a result of these inclinations, a Jiva (the soul with karma) gets the ten vital elements; the five sense organs, the three powers/energies namely manas i.e. the mind, vacana i.e. the speech, kāyā, i.e. the body, breathing i.e. respiratory system and life-span.37 They are indicated by the ten triangles of the third circle. Samsāri Jiva i.e. the soul with karma possesses these ten vital elements. The souls with karma are of fourteen categories. 30 All these fourteen categories of Jivas are indicated by the fourteen triangles of the fourth circle. All the souls except pure souls, of the whole universe belong to these fourteen categories of Jivas.
Around this, there is a circle representing eight petals of a lotus. Anger, pride, deceit and greed which were previously introduced as instincts (Sanjñās) of the soul act here as deadly enemies of soul. These four added to the four namely attachment, aversion, infatuation and ignorance, make a group of eight. All these together are great enemies of all the fourteen categories of Jivas i.e. all the Jivas of the whole universe. All these eight obstruct spiritual development of the soul. In order to conquer them, one should first of all become introvert, gain knowledge and remove ignorance. In order to do so, it is necessary to concentrate on the 16 vowels namely 34 347 इ ई उ ऊ ऋ ऋ लु लु ए ऐ ओ औ अं अः (aaiiuorirre ai bau am ah) which are symbolic of the letters of the Sanskrit alphabet or Dēvanāgari script. Along with these sixteen vowels, the thirty-three consonants are also concentrated on. This is indicated by the circle of the sixteen petals of the lotus.