Scientific Secrets of Jainism

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

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The dharma element helps the motion of an object. It is one and whole and pervades the whole universe. Similarly, the adharma element is also one and whole and pervades the whole universe. But it helps to keep an object at rest.? Since both these elements are non-material, they are incomprehensible. Akāśa (space) is also one and whole element. But space in the universe (Lõka) is called Lõkākāśa while space outside the universe is called Alōkākāśa.
Dharma, adharma and Akāśa (space) - these three are devoid of Kriyā (activity i.e. motion). This means that they do not undergo a transformation of the form of modification. 29 Kāla (time) is also regarded as an element.29 The Jain physics accepts all the characteristics of the pudgal (matter) which the modern physics accepts. Regarding the matter, the concepts of the modern physics and concepts of the Jain physics are altogether similar. Sometimes even the definitions are also similar. Only the interpretations and illustrations of the definitions are found to be different. e.g. the definition of paramāņu (atom). 30
According to Jain scriptures, even light is nothing but a transformation or modification of the matter. Therefore, as the laws of gravitational force apply
hysical objects, so they apply to light also. i.e. Light is also influenced by gravitational force. But the modern physics believes that light is in the waveform and, therefore, it is a non-material. That is the reason why in order to explain the deviation of star-light, it has to believe that the space (Akāśa) is curved/contracted by an object of stupendous mass that the sun is. But omniscient Tirthankaras (Sri Mahāvirasvāmi and others) who lived 2500 years ago, have shown that space is a non-material and devoid of activity and that light is a matter.
All visible objects in the universe and all subtle objects which are their basic units, are material or combinations of matter and Jiva i.e. soul. The fifth chapter of the 'Tattvārthasūtra' authored by Umāsvātiji, gives a detailed discussion of five out of the six elements apart from the soul. In the terminology of modern science, it can be said this chapter contains the basic principles of physics and chemistry.
According to Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity, as the velocity of an