The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points
According to Jaina cosmology, the non-universe is a hollow sphere beyond and exists all round the universe, whose middle region is the horizontal universe resting on a circular disc. The Bhagavatī Sūtra and the Sthānāṅga Sūtra each mention that there is the core of the horizontal universe where a cu...
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| description | According to Jaina cosmology, the non-universe is a hollow sphere beyond and exists all round the universe, whose middle region is the horizontal universe resting on a circular disc. The Bhagavatī Sūtra and the Sthānāṅga Sūtra each mention that there is the core of the horizontal universe where a cube of eight space-points is and from those eight space-points ten directions originate. This paper presents a conjectural explanation for understanding that cube. The core of the non-universe is the core of a core-sphere when the core-sphere is formed using n core-circles such that they are stacked up and down in the same order from the nth core-circle to the first core-circle. The upper four points of the cube of eight points form the core of the horizontal universe and the cube of eight points is the core of the non-universe. The nth core-circle becomes the horizontal universe when n is innumerable and the nth core-sphere forms the non-universe when n approaches infinity. This paper also shows that the intermediate and cardinal directions are linear and planar respectively while the zenith and nadir ones are three-dimensional.
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| spelling | doaj.art-061567d3e0f545c0b69efe475d77d41b2023-12-12T09:53:03ZengUniversity of AlbertaHistory of Science in South Asia2369-775X2023-12-011110.18732/hssa86The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-PointsDipak Jadhav0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9572-2900Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Anjad, M.P., India.According to Jaina cosmology, the non-universe is a hollow sphere beyond and exists all round the universe, whose middle region is the horizontal universe resting on a circular disc. The Bhagavatī Sūtra and the Sthānāṅga Sūtra each mention that there is the core of the horizontal universe where a cube of eight space-points is and from those eight space-points ten directions originate. This paper presents a conjectural explanation for understanding that cube. The core of the non-universe is the core of a core-sphere when the core-sphere is formed using n core-circles such that they are stacked up and down in the same order from the nth core-circle to the first core-circle. The upper four points of the cube of eight points form the core of the horizontal universe and the cube of eight points is the core of the non-universe. The nth core-circle becomes the horizontal universe when n is innumerable and the nth core-sphere forms the non-universe when n approaches infinity. This paper also shows that the intermediate and cardinal directions are linear and planar respectively while the zenith and nadir ones are three-dimensional. https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/hssa/index.php/hssa/article/view/86Jainism,Mathematics,Bhagavatīsūtra,figurate numbers,History of mathematics,India, |
| spellingShingle | Dipak Jadhav The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points History of Science in South Asia Jainism, Mathematics, Bhagavatīsūtra, figurate numbers, History of mathematics, India, |
| title | The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points |
| title_full | The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points |
| title_fullStr | The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points |
| title_short | The Core of the Non-Universe in Jaina Cosmology as a Cube of Eight Space-Points |
| title_sort | core of the non universe in jaina cosmology as a cube of eight space points |
| topic | Jainism, Mathematics, Bhagavatīsūtra, figurate numbers, History of mathematics, India, |
| url | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/hssa/index.php/hssa/article/view/86 |
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