Book Title: Source Book in Jaina Philosophy
Author(s): Devendramuni
Publisher: Tarak Guru Jain Granthalay

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________________ 170 A SOURCE-BOOK IN JAINA PHILOSOPHY a paramāņu can remain along with molecules in the same point of space... The subtle transformation is contraction neformation is contraction of a paramāņu and in this it is reduced in its mass and effect. ,, THE SCIENTIFIC VIEW OF PARAMĀŅU If we study paramānu in a scientific way, we find that aņu (atom) is of two parts. The central part is a nucleus in which there are two functions--the protons and the neutrons. The external part is the orbital shell. It contains electrons which move constantly with the velocity which is unimaginable. The volume of a nucleus is much smaller than that of an atom. If the orbital shell splits, then the circumference of an atom becomes smaller. These splitatoms are called stripped-atoms. In the language of the astronomical science that some stars have density which is two hundred times more than the densest object on our earth. Edington bas said that if one ton (28 maunds) of nuclear matter is taken, it can be contained in a basket or in our pocket. A star has been discovered whose density is 620 tons (17360 maunds) for every cubic inch. This heavy weight of the stars is due to the stripped atoms and the atoms in these, are primarily nuclear and they baye no orbital shells. The Jaina theory of atoms explains these phenomenon by means of the subtle process of movement in atoms.? Modern science has shown that atoms are very subtle in extension and the subtlety can be explained that 50,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (50 sankhas) of atoms weigh 2 tolās and occupy only one tenth crore of an inch space. In the thickness of a cigarette-paper lakh of atoms may stay. A mole of dust in the air contains more than 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (ten nila) paramāņus. The form of the atom orbits extension can also be measured if compared with the magnified size of a small drop of blood coming out of the head, if we pull one hair. The drop of blood may be magnified in size to the extent of 7 feet in diametre. Even then the atoms inside it will have the diametre of 1/1000 of an inch.3 1. Dravyasangraha. 2. Munisri Hazārimal Smrli Grantha, p. 374. 3. Jainadarśana aur Adhunika Vijñāna, p. 47. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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