Dr. N.L. Kachhara
| Foreword | ||
| Preface | ||
| Contents | ||
| 1 | The Reality | 11 |
| 1.1 | Concept of Reality (Substance/Dravya) in Jain philosophy | 11 |
| 1.2 | Characteristics of a Substance | 12 |
| 1.3 | Six Realities or Substances | 12 |
| 1.4 | Attributes of Substances | 13 |
| 1.5 | The Modes (Paryaya) | 15 |
| 1.6 | Secondary Attributes of Substances | 16 |
| 2 | The Intangible Substances | 19 |
| 2.0 | Substances | 19 |
| 2.1 | Dharmastikaya (Dharma) | 19 |
| 2.2 | Adharmastikaya (Adharma) | 19 |
| 2.3 | Luminiferous Ether | 20 |
| 2.4 | Akasastikaya (Akasa) | 24 |
| 2.5 | Kala (Time) | 25 |
| 2.6 | Scientific Concept of Space and Time | 26 |
| 2.7 | Comparison of Jaina and Scientific Concepts | 28 |
| 3 | The Matter (Pudgala) | 31 |
| 3.1 | Pudgalastikaya | 31 |
| 3.1.1 | Attributes | 31 |
| 3.1.2 | Classification | 33 |
| 3.1.2.1 | Two types | 34 |
| 3.1.2.2 | Three types | 34 |
| 3.1.2.3 | Four types | 35 |
| 3.1.2.4 | Six types | 36 |
| 3.1.3 | The Alienated Modes of Pudgala | 37 |
| 3.1.4 | Paramanu | 41 |
| 3.1.4.1 | Motion (Gati) and Dynamic Activity (Kriya) of Paramanu | 43 |
| 3.2 | Atom | 45 |
| 3.3 | Field Theories | 50 |
| 3.4 | What is Mass? | 53 |
| 3.5 | Body Sense | 55 |
| 3.5.1 | Colour | 55 |
| 3.5.2 | Taste | 57 |
| 3.5.3 | Smell | 57 |
| 3.5.4 | Hearing | 58 |
| 4 | The life | 60 |
| 4.1 | Atman and Soul in Jain Philosophy | 60 |
| 4.2 | Classification of Soul | 62 |
| 4.2.1 | Classification of Soul based on birth | 63 |
| 4.2.2 | Six Classes of Souls | 64 |
| 4.3 | Food (Nourishment) | 69 |
| 4.4 | Embryology | 70 |
| 4.5 | Birth Places (Yoni) and Species | 71 |
| 4.6 | Bio Potential (Paryapti) | 72 |
| 4.7 | Vital Power (Prana) | 73 |
| 4.8 | Concept of Consciousness in west | 74 |
| 4.9 | Biological Classification of life | 78 |
| 4.10 | Nutrition and Respiration | 79 |
| 4.11 | DNA and Genes | 82 |
| 4.12 | Evolution and Biodiversity | 89 |
| 5 | The Vargana (Energy Variform) | 96 |
| 5.1 | Vargana | 96 |
| 5.2 | Origin of Vargana | 101 |
| 5.3 | Scientific Identity of Vargana | 102 |
| 5.4 | Gross Matter Vargana (GMV) and Matter | 106 |
| 5.5 | Ahara Vargana | 110 |
| 5.6 | Luminous (Tejas) Vargana | 113 |
| 5.7 | Sound (Bhasha) Vargana | 115 |
| 5.8 | Mano (Mind) Vargana | 116 |
| 5.9 | Karman Vargana | 117 |
| 5.10 | Individual Body (Pratyaka Sarira) Vargana | 122 |
| 5.11 | Large Nigod Vargana and Small Nigod Vargana (LNV & SNV) | 123 |
| 5.12 | Permanent Nil Vargana | 123 |
| 5.13 | The Vargana Spectrum | 128 |
| 5.14 | Concluding Remarks | 129 |
| 5.14.1 | Motion of Soul and Matter | 129 |
| 6 | Jain Cosmology and Universe | 132 |
| 6.1 | Loka in Jain Philosophy | 132 |
| 6.1.1 | Lower Loka | 133 |
| 6.1.2 | Middle Loka | 133 |
| 6.1.3 | Upper Loka & Celestial Beings | 134 |
| 6.1.4 | Outer Layers | 137 |
| 6.2 | Jambudweep | 137 |
| 6.2.1 | Bharat Region | 138 |
| 6.2.2 | Other Six Regions | 138 |
| 6.3 | Stellar world | 140 |
| 6.4 | Two and Half Island | 140 |
| 6.5 | Time (Environmental) Cycle | 141 |
| 6.6 | The Universe | 143 |
| 6.6.1 | The Solar System | 143 |
| 6.6.2 | The Milky Way | 145 |
| 6.6.3 | Andromeda Galaxy | 147 |
| 6.6.4 | Universe | 148 |
| 6.6.5 | Steady State Theory | 154 |
| 6.6.6 | Structure of Universe based on General Relativity (Space-time geometry) | 155 |
| 6.7 | Comparison of Loka and Universe | 158 |
| 6.7.1 | Jambudweep and Middle Loka | 159 |
| 6.7.2 | Shape of the Universe | 162 |
| 6.8 | The Environmental Time Cycle | 164 |
| 6.9 | The Fate of the Universe | |
| 6.9.1 | Entropy and Cosmology | |
| 6.9.2 | Entropy and Life | |
| 6.9.3 | Physical Systems | |
| 6.9.4 | Living Systems | |
| 6.9.5 | Spatial and Temporal Variations in Order/Disorder | |
| 6.9.6 | Is Universe expanding? | |
| 6.9.7 | Comments | |
| 7 | The Origin and Evolution of life | 171 |
| 7.1 | Origin of life | 171 |
| 7.1.1 | Abiogenesis | 171 |
| 7.1.2 | Exogenesis | 173 |
| 7.1.3 | Panspermia | 173 |
| 7.2 | Evolution | 174 |
| 7.3 | DNA, Design and the Origin of life | 177 |
| 7.4 | Russian DNA discoveries | 179 |
| 7.5 | The Holographic Universe | 180 |
| 7.6 | Darwin's Theory of Evolution and Human Civilization | 182 |
| 7.7 | Origin and Evolution of Life in Jain philosophy | 184 |
| 7.7.1 | Body Determining Karma | 186 |
| 7.7.2 | Evolution of Soul in Jain philosophy | 190 |
| 7.8 | Evolution Hypothesis | 198 |
| 7.9 | Development of Consciousness | 200 |
| 7.9.1 | The spiritual stages (Gunasthana) | 201 |
| 8 | References | 208 |
