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Explanation: No! just as the horns of an ass have no existence in the present, so also it is non-existent in the past and future in form of energy. As such omniscience does not tend to it.
Doubt: When the past and present events (paryayas) are present in form of energy in the norm, then why the present events alone are called norm?
Explanation: No! According to the syllogism; "That which is known is called norm," norm-ness is found only in the present events.
Doubt: Is this syllogism similar for the future and the past events.
Explanation: No! The acceptance of future and past events succeeds the acceptance of present norm. Or, Omniscience is absolutely independent except of soul and norm, hence also it is called independent, or Omniscience.
Hence, the theory of Karma with all its basic foundation in a mathematicophilosophic form, was gradually taking its shape into a decisive trend, beyond the formal logic, towards a symbolic logic. Russell regarded mathematics as symbolic logic. The Symbolic Logic in the Jaina School of Mathematical Philosophy, as appearing in the developed theory of Karma, working as applied mathematics, is out of scope of this lecture. It maybe studied well from the Artha Samdrsti Chapters in the Samyagjñānacandrikā commentary of the Gommaṭasāra and the Labdhisara of Nemicandrasiddhantacakravarti, composed by Todaramala of Jaipur, the last station in the twenty-two hundred years of tradition, starting from the first station at the Candragiri, Bhadrabahu cave, Śramanabelagola, South India,39
References
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Russell, Bertrand (1872-1970), Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy, Oxford, 1969.
2. Coolidge, J.L., A History of Geometrical Methods, Oxford, 1940.
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Einstein, A., Ideas and Opinions, London, 1956.
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These texts are famous and incorporated in the Dhavala and Jayadhavala commentaries of Vīrasena (C. 9th century A.D.) with a follow up by his disciple Jinasena. There is also the Mahabandha. Similarly the Gommaṭasara and the Labdhisāra along with their mathematical commentaries.
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Jain, L.C., On prabable spiro-elliptic motion of the sun implied in the Tiloyapannatti, I.J.H.S., Vol 13, No. 1. may 1978, pp 42-49.
Jain, L.C., Set Theory in Jaina School of Mathematics, 1.J.H.S., Vol 8, No.1, 1973, pp 1-27. Jain, L.C., Ganitasära Samgraha of Mahavīrācārya edited with Hindi translation, connotation and introductory survey of History of Mathematics, Sholapur, 1963.
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