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ATOM IN JAIN
PHILOSOPHY 81
Paramánus are not attracted by the soul nor are all kinds of material composites First of all there are the composites-bodies belonging to the kārmana varganā which are capable of being transformed as dravya karman which obscure and distort the purity of the soul Then there are the composites belonging to other vargaņās which are transformed into sarira (audārıka, vaikriya etc), bhāşā (speech), prāņāpana (respiration) and manas (mind)
Jain doctrine of karman as propounded by the Jain ai hats gives full details such as the matenal nature of karman, relation between soul and karian, classification status and processes of karman etc
IV PARAMANU THE ULTIMATE INDIVISIBLE UNIT OF MATTER A DEFINITIONS AND PROPERTIES
The canonical literature defines paramāyu in varjous ways from different angles It is the ultimate particle of matter which is indivisible, indestructible, impenetrable, incombustible and imperceptible to sense organs 92
It cannot be split by any means whatsoever The sharpest instrument cannot divide it into two and the highest temperature cannot destroy it by burning It' does not become wet even if it is drenched by the deluge clouds (pushahrărarta mahāmegha) It will not lose its existence or identity even if it enters a drop of water or a whirpool of water
It is a truc point It has no half-portion, no middle poruon and no paradesa It has no length, no breadth and no depth It is demensionless It is the ultimate
92 Bhagavan Sarra 576
