This article tries to relate Jain metaphysics with modern particle physics interms of sub-atomic particles etc. Comments and suggestions are welcome

1. JAIN PARAMANU & MODERN SCIENCE Dr. C. Devakumar, New Delhi

2. 100 fundamental types of Paramanu possible Red Astringent 2 TOTAL 100 2 5 5 Black Sweet White acidic usna Ruksha (negative) Bad Yellow Sour sita Snigdha (positive) Good Blue Bitter Thermal Touch Electrical Charge Smell Colour Taste Gunas (Quantum Numbers?)

3. Only 24 known till date

6. 400 500 600 700 Wavelength / nm γ-rays Microwave Visible X-rays Ultra Violet Infrared Electromagnetic Spectrum Radio ʎ

8. Enantiomeric Excess (Optical Purity)

9. SugarFree etc Sucralose is 600 times sweeter and does not get metabolized.

13. Anu’s having equivalent charges (irrespective of sign) do not take part in fusion processes. guNa-sAmye sadrushAnAm (35) Anu’s having the least quantum of charge do not undergo fusion . Na jaghanya-guNAnAm (34) Snigdha and ruksha are the driving forces of bond formation. Snigdha-rukshatvAd bandhah (33) Visible objects are formed both by fission and fusion of infinite Anu’s Bheda-sanghAtAbhyam chAkshushah (28) Anu’s are formed by fission only . BhedAdaNuh (27) Skandhas are formed by the processes of fusion, fission and both. Bheda-sanghaatebhya utpadyante (26) Jain Law of Combinations Tatvartha Sutra 5 th Chapter

14. A skandha constituting infinite Anu’s can just occupy a space point . Mutations and modifications in four characteristics in case of Anu’s and in all characteristics in case of skandhas always take place with the conservation of fundamental characteristics of Anu’s. The skandha with higher charge transforms the inferior partner leading to a compound . Badhe-adhikau pariNamikau cha (37) Fusion of particles differing in charges by two units is allowed between same as well as opposite signs . dvadhikAdi guNAnAm tu (36) Such Anu’s form arrays of anu-pairs (varganas) of definite distance as a single row or in a matrix form containing numerable/ innumerable or infinite Anu’s in all directions of space- time. Jain Law of Combinations Tatvartha Sutra 5 th Chapter