Book Title: Theory of Atom in Jaina Philosophy
Author(s): Jethalal S Zaveri, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Agam and Sahitya Prakashan

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________________ 70 THE JAINA PHILOSOPHY (without break) and instantaneous and a universal attribute of all substances It is the change of state due to its own basic transitory clement existing in all substances 61 11) Vyanjana-parjaja on the other hand is twofold (a) svabhāva ie due to its own basic nature and (b) vibhāva ie interactionary Only two-jeera and pudgala-out of the six ultimate substances undergo this type of modification The interaction mentioned above is between the consciousness-in-bondage and the matter It is neither incessant nor continuous c Another type of activity is the capability of becoming dynamic Some substances are capable of different kinds of motion while some are incapable Dharma, Adharma and Ākāsha are completely devoid of vibrations of any kind The pure ie. uncorrupted psychic substance is also motionless Mundane soul however has the power to vibrate and by its interaction with material substance during the mental vocal and bodily activities vibratory motions occur in the psychic substance Matter is capable of both dynamic and static states It is capable of motion with and without movement and other dynamic activities Its dynamic state is krivā and static state is pariņāma 62 d In the annotation of Tattvartha Sutra (5-6) it has been stated that matter and jeeva are active (hrṇaän) substances63 whereas the other substances are inert (Nışkriya) This is in respect to their incapacity 1 61 Pratisamaya-pannatisvroopā arthaparātā bhanjante Parināmāt el-samajavartino arthaparyāyāha-Pravachanasāra (tālpanavriti) 2 37 62 Parispandatmakaḥ kryenākhyatā, uarah parinaniah - 63 Pudgala jeevāstu knjavantah

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