Jaina Theory of Sound (S'abda )

Introduction The Indian philosophical schools which have invented, developed and adopted the theory of sound by their speculations may be placed in five groups The first group is represented by the Samkhya-Yoga, the second one by the Vaibhāṣika school of the Buddhists, the third one by the Nyāya- Vardeşika, the fourth one by the Mimamsakas

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सिकदार शब्द विषयक जैन मत को पाँच भारतीय मतों के बीच रखते हैं— सांख्य का तन्मात्र, वैभाषिक का रूप, न्याय-वैशेषिक का आकाश-गुण और भाट्ट मीमांसा का द्रव्य। जैन दृष्टि में शब्द पुद्गल की पर्याय है, जो स्कन्ध-संघर्ष से उपजती है; उमास्वाति से विद्यानन्द तक इसका विकास दिखाया गया है। Sikdar places the Jaina view of sound among five Indian positions: the Samkhya tanmatra, the Vaibhasika class of rupa, the Nyaya-Vaisesika quality of ether and the Bhatta substance. For the Jainas sound is a modification of matter produced when molecules strike, developed from Umasvati to Vidyananda.

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