Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001663
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi
Publication Year: 1987
Total Pages: 412
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Physics
File Size: 23 MB

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The Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy
tric body. Prior to the luminous body, each has innumerable times the number of space-points of the previous one. That is, "the transformable body has innumerable times more than the number of space-points of gross organic one. The translocation body has iummerable times more than the number of spacepoints of the transformable one. The extent of the multiplying term is one/innumerable part of a palya. If so, the bodies must be successively greater in size. No. There is no difference in size owing to the nature of arrangement of structure, as in the case of heap of cotton and a ball of iron."2
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"The last two (taijasa and kārmaṇa) have infinitefold (spacepoints). The luminous body is infinitefold in (space-points), when compared with the translocation body. And the karmic body is infinitefold in space-points, when compared with the luminous body. The last two (taijasa and kärmaṇa-śarīra) are non-resisting (without impediment),5 i. e. there is no impediment for these two types of bodies, as these are of a fine nature, they can move upto the last border of the universe without resistance. Just as heat enters a piece of iron, the luminous and karmic bodies meet with no impediment in their transit through adamantine sphere etc. Now, there is no impediment for the transformable and the translocation bodies also. It is true. But there is a difference. In the case of the last two bodies, there is no impediment anywhere upto the end of the
1. Padeśato asamkhyeyagunam prāktaijasāt, TS., 2. 39, p. 197. 2. Teşām sarfrāṇāṁ paraṁ parameva, pradeśato asamikhyeyagunam bhavati prāk taijasāt, audārikaśarfrapradeśebhyo vaikriyaśarfrapradeśā asaṁkhyeyaguṇaḥ vaikriyaśārīrapra
deśebhya āhārakaśarfrapradeśa, asaṁkhyeyaguṇāḥTS. Bhā., 2.39, p. 197; SS., 2.38 (Comm).
3. Anantaguna pare, TS., 2. 40, p. 198.
4. Sarvarthasiddhi, 2.39; TS. Bhā., 2.40.
5. Apratighāte, TS,. 2.14, p. 199.
6. Ete dve sarire taijasakārmaṇe anyatra lokāntāt sarvatrāpratighāte bhavaḥ, TS. Bha., p, 199; SS.; 2.40 (comm).