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ATOM IN JAINA PHILOSOPHY 61
VII) Manal or Mānas Varganā Mana means - mind According to Jains, mind is an instrument of thinking which a soul makes for itself out of material bodies and becomes capable of thinking through its agency The matenal in this group is fit for this purpose - viu) Kārmana or Karna Varganā Matter of this group also called Karmic matter is responsible for corrupting the soul and keeping it in bondage Minutest activity of a living being-physical, mental or oral--attracts the Karmic matter which unites with the soul and is then assimilated and transformed into Kārmaņa sarira which is the basis of the mundane (in bondage) existence of the soul
It is to be noted that a composite body of the group successively consistes of greater number of paramanus which are more compactly packed and thus occupies less space Thus a body of Ahāraka vargana is more compact and occupies less space than a body of Vaikriya Vargaņā which itselfis more densely packed in comparson with a body of Audārıka vargana.
G INFINITE CATEGORIES
Colour, taste smell and touch are the innate qualities of matter There are five primary colours five tastes, two smells and eight touches A paianā
sense organs of sight (vision) besides the three cited above
5) In the highest bracket are those who possess all five sense organs ie they are capable of hearing in additon to possessing the four sense organs named above According to Jain scriptures besides human beings and sub-human animals devas-inhabitants of heaven and nārkıs-denizens of hell consutute this class All except the ckendriva group are capable of taking in Bhāsā material and transforming it into specch
