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III. 32, 34 ) CHAPTER III
( 143 Aikatvika creation (or rather onesided creation) is seen in Ākāša, Dharma and Adharma. It is due to external causes and is not seen invariably.
(34) The same is the case with destruction. It is of two kinds natural and artificial. It is also found in Samudāyaksta creation in two ways. One is in the form of separation of aggregates and another is a destruction which is in the form of assuming quite a new form.
According to theistic doctrines that believe that God has created this universe, every creation or destruction whether it be natural or brought about by the efforts of man is due to the will of God. Jaina Sāstra does not accept this view.
According to those who believe in the theory “God is the sole cause" (Isvara-kāraṇa-vādī), the production and destruction of any new thing, brought about with or without the effort of worldly beings, are to be attributed to God's effort because they are dependent only on it. Jainism does not accept this theory and to show that the author says that the production and destruction of all things do not result simply from effort. Because the theory that God is a doer does not hold good, It is proper to say in terms of our daily experience that those productions and destructions should be said
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