Living Systems in Jainism: A Scientific Study: 13.03.01 ►Dark Energy and Dark Matter

There is no direct mention of dark energy or dark matter in the Jain scriptures. The non-associable varganas described above are weightless and gravity-free. These varganas may comprise a good fraction of the total mass present in the loka that is gravity-free. The Permanent Nil Varganas may be considered dark matter, as they are not detected by ordinary means. These varganas may constitute a significant portion of the mass present in the loka. The matter formed by these varganas could be non-baryonic, since baryonic matter is formed by higher Gross Matter Vargana (GMV). Jainism supports the scientific view that mass is not the exclusive property of ordinary matter. According to Jainism, even photons have mass.