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THE JAINA PHILOSOPHY
By Science 1) Inorganic
u) Organic 1) Solids
i) Fluids 1) Elements
11) Compounds 1) Atoms
11) Molecules
By Jains 1) Višrasāparimata
11) Prayoga-pariņata 1) Bādara (gross)
u) Sūkşma (fine) 1) Paramāņus
I) Skanda
By Science 1) Solids 11) Liquids iil) Gases
By Jains 1) Paramāņu ii) Pradeśa 111) Skandha
Classification of matter by Jains into 23 groups called varganās in general and the matter belonging to 8 groups which interact with and serve useful purposes for the living beings in particular ments further examination
Five out of the eight groups viz 1) Audūriha 2) Vaikria 3) À Māraha 4) Taijas and 5) Karmana groups go to make five different kinds of gross and subtle bodies (sarira) for the living beings The first two kinds are gross bodies and the remaining three are subtle ones
Material of the audūriha group is composed of all the organic and inorganic objects that we encounter in our ordinary life All the necessities of our daily life food, clothing and shelter are made up from the stuff belonging to this group Our own bodies and the bodies of all animals and plants, in fact of all living
