Jaina Conception of Space and Time

Setion I SPACE 1. Introductory Regarding primary material elements (mahabhätas), there were two old views. One view recognized five mahabhūtas and the other recognized four mahabhūtas. The five mahabhütas recognized by the first view were akata, vayu, tejas, ap and pṛthot. They possessed the five special qualities - ākāśa śabda, vayu sparsa, tejas rupa, ap

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नगीन शाह आकाश और काल का जैन सिद्धान्त अन्य दर्शनों के सामने रखते हैं। जैन परम्परा चार महाभूत मानकर आकाश को प्रदेशों से बना स्वतन्त्र अमूर्त द्रव्य कहती है और लोक-अलोक का भेद करती है; काल पर वे द्रव्यवादी तथा पर्यायवादी मतों और अकलंक के खण्डनों को तौलते हैं। Nagin Shah sets out the Jaina account of akasa and kala against the rival schools. Jainism keeps four mahabhutas, makes space an independent non-material substance of pradesas, and divides loka from aloka; on time he weighs the realist and the modal views and Akalanka's refutations.

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