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THE JAINA PHILOSOPHY
certain period of motion The maximum and minimum periods of rest and motion are definite Such alternate periods of rest and motion to a certain extent agrees with the Max Planck's quantuni physics the frequencyof vibration of the paramānu being determined by its 'colour
Difference in the kinds of motions of a paramāņu are, shown by different terms such as eyati, veyatı, etc, what exactly each term means is not easily comprehensible Simple Oscillation, vibration, complex vibration and linear motion are some of the kinds of motion Rotation is ruled out because in a point there cannot be an axis to rotate around, Revolutionary motion or stationary-wave in a space point are possibilities It probably means linear motion accompanied with vibratory motion or state of vibration with changing frequency
Linear motion of a paramanu means moving about from one space point to another This motion or change of motion may take place under the influence of outside forces exerted by another paramānu or an aggregate or it may be spontaneous Jeeva, however, can never exert any influence on the motion of a paramānu
While discussing the movements of a paiamānu as described in the Bhagvati Sutra, we had mentioned that while in some respects movements (gati) of a paramūnu follow definite rules, in many other respects they are indeterminate and uncertain Now, principle of uncertainty is also a half century old scientific dictum enunciated by an eminent physicist Werner Heisenberg in 1927 Al that time quantum physics had defined with great accuracy the mathematical relationships governing the basic units of radiation and matter But it had failed to reveal the
