Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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called Upāmśu (speechless) Jāpa. Jāpa which others can hear is Bhāşya (spoken) Jāpa. Mānasa (mental) Jāpa is difficult to perform. It is performed for doing works of peace. It is, therefore, the best. Upāņśu (speechless) Jāpa is performed for common welfare. It is a common kind of Jāpa. Bhāşya (spoken) Jāpa is easy to perform. It is generally performed for doing such wicked acts as subduing or fascinating others. It is, therefore, bad. *
In the modern physics, the scientists named de- Broglie states in his particle- wave theory of material particle that subtle particles behave like waves and the formula of wave-length of waves pertaining to the particles is
h a=-- , where I is wave-length, h is Planck's constant, mis mass of the
miy particle and vis velocity of particle. In this formula, if mv = p , then I = h/p, where p is momentum. The formula of energy of particle of matter is E= nhf, where Eis enrgy, h is Planck's constant, fis frequency and n stands for integer numbers i.e. n= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,..............etc. The energy of particles of a matter which are in the form of wave, depends upon its frequency and the frequency varies inversely with the wave-length. If the wave-length increases, the frequency decreases and the wave-length decreases, the frequency increases. The wave-length inversely varies with the product of the mass of the material particle and its velocity. If there is an increase either in mass or velocity or in both of a subtle material particle, the wave-length of the material particle decreases proportionately. And, therefore, frequency and consequently energy increases. This rule can be applied to the kinds of Jāpa shown by our sages.
According to the Jain scriptures, there are eight types of Vargaņās (grouping of physical material particles i.e. paramāņus). Vargaņā is a technical word of Jain scriptures. Vargaņā is a kind of unit of a constituent paramāņus i.e. particles. The first Vargaņā means separate - single particles i.e. paramāņus spread all over the universe. The second Varganā means groups of units of two paramāņus each. The third Vargaņā means units of groups of three paramānus each. The fourth Vargaņā means units of groups of four paramānus each. Thus there are infinite kinds of units of paramāņus. But the following eight types of Vargaņās are useful to living beings :