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THE JAIN
PHILOSOPHY
ing the space-point occupied by it. It someumes inigrates i e goes from one space-point to another it somctimes vibraics and migralcs simultaneousls ll executes lincar motion while continuing 10 vibrate Both (vibratory and migratory) motions could be simultaneous All those motions are temporally regular as well as irregular
Paramānpu is self-activated se becomes active without any outside influence and also under the influence of other paramrāņus or composite bodies by the psychic substance (ceva) can not influence the activity of a single paramāņu This is so because paramānu is never attracted by the activities of a jeesa
At what speed does a paramāuu move? at what frequency does it vibrate or if it revolves at what rate? We do not find any information on the rate of frequency of vibratory motions But it is clearly mentioned in the Bhagavatı - Sutra (16 8 7) that a paraniāņu can move from one end of the loka to the other in one time-point This is of course the maximum velocity of a paraniānu Its minimum velocity is one time-point for its linear motion from one space point to the adjacent one.
Whether it moves to an adjacent space-point or crosses the whole loka from one end to the other, if the time taken is a samaj u the motion will be in anuśreni ie straight and without turning If there is a bend, the time will be more than one samaya Bending is always due to external forces
103 A question anses 'how can a paramānu move without leaving its rest-point' Vibration as nę know necessarly implies change of space-points A thing may 'revolve' round its own axis But how can there be an axis when paramānu is an indivisible
point?
