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Skandha (Jainism)

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cohesive or whether having even or odd "intensity points" except the minimum (one) "intensity point". For example, a paramanu with two points of cohesiveness can combine with a paramanu of four points of cohesiveness or aridness; and that of three points with that of five points and so on. This definition is given in
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Each Paramanu has "intensity points" of aridness or cohesiveness that, because of transformation, can increase or decrease between one and infinity. These Paramanus can combine with each other to create Skandhas or Aggregates when there is a difference of two "intensity points", whether it is arid or
637:, Skandha is a combination of Paramanus (elementary particles). In contrast to Buddhism that allows aggregates of non-matters, Jainism allows only aggregation between matter (only first type out of the five types of aggregates allowed in 688:
Fine-gross: The objects of the four senses of touch, taste, smell, and hearing are even though are known by skin, tongue, nose and ears but still cannot be perceived by eyes and that is why they are fine-gross in
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Gross-fine: The sunlight, shade, moon light, darkness etc. One is not able to split them. One is not able to grab them with his hands.
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Skandha are of six types: Gross-gross, gross, gross-fine, fine-gross, fine, and fine-fine. This classification is given in
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Fine-fine: Finer than the karma particles are extremely fine in nature. They are finer than karma particles.
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Gross-gross: Solids, such as stone and wood, that when broken cannot be united again by themselves.
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This article is about a term in Jain phenomenology. For Buddhist use, see
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are fine in nature and cannot be perceived by any of the physical senses.
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Gross: Milk, water, etc. separated but can unite without any help.
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Skandha
Skanda (Buddhism)
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Gunasthana
Saṃsāra
Ethics of Jainism
Ahiṃsā (non-violence)
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Asteya (non-stealing)
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