Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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Light : Animate Or Inanimate?
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waves of a certain kind of frequency according to his physical capacity and spiritual development and the wave-length, frequency of these waves change according to his mental conditions i.e. peace, danger, anger, agony, sorrow etc. It is on this basis that the branch of science called telepathy has developed. In western countries, many research works are done and are being done on this subject.
It is stated regarding Agāra (IIR) of Kāusagga (om) mentioned by the word upon (Agaņio) in the following verse of the prakrit commentary of Āvaśyakasūtra, a Jain canonical scripture.
अगणीओ छिंदिज्ज बोहिअ खोभाइ दीहडक्को वा । आगारेहिं अभग्गो उसग्गो एवमाइहिं ।। aganio chindija bõhia khõbhāi dihadakkö vā. āgārēhim abhaggo usaggo ēvamāihim.. यदा ज्योतिः स्पृशति तदा प्रावरणाय कल्पग्रहणं कुर्वतोऽपि न कायोत्सर्गभङ्गः ।
'yadā jyotiḥ sprśati tadā prāvaraņāya kalpagrahanam kurvatö'pi na käyõtsargabhangah .' (lf a flame of fire is touched during Kāyõtsarga, the Kāyātsarga is not broken by taking a piece of cloth for wrapping.)
But two meanings of the word (Aganio) mentioned in this verse are given in the Gujarati commentary entitled 'Prabodhatikā' on Pratikramaņasūtra. This verse belongs to the niryukti of Annatthasūtra, the Āvaśyakasūtra.
1. If fire comes spreading and if the performer of Kāyotsarga (Kāusagga), goes to another place to complete Kāusagga, the Kāusagga is not broken.
2. The second meaning is that which is shown in the commentary on Avaśyakasūtra.
Nowhere among words related to fire-bodies in his dictionary, 'Abhidhānacintāmani' Kalikāla Sarvajña Śri Hēmacandrācāryaji has shown 'light' to be a fire-body. In 'Abhidhānarājēndra' too, there is no mention about this.
of the two meanings noted above, the first meaning seems to follow the Āgamas, the original Jain canonical scriptures. The second meaning is not clear. Of course, the original verse of the niryukti does not show 'light' to be a fire-body, nor does the second meaning clearly show that 'light' in the form of a fire-body, has life. Even then, those who believe that light has life depend on that reference and its meaning. But looking to the nature of the other three