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It cannot be said with certainty that there is a significant impact, because ancient Jain texts and commentaries of the Tattvartha reveal a heritage related to the tradition; similarly, the Yogasutra and its commentaries appear to have a clear inheritance linked to ancient Samkhya, Charaka, and Buddhist texts. However, there is a point in the commentary on the Tattvartha that is not currently available in the Jain tradition, but is present in the commentary on the Yogasutra.
There is a discussion within the Jain tradition regarding the possibility of life (Ayush) being interrupted, meaning it could break or not break. But in this discussion, examples of wet cloth and dry grass are not referenced in the Jain texts, while similar examples are presented in the commentary on Tattvartha. This example is noteworthy because, ultimately, the verbal similarity of the commentary is also significant.
Here, there is a uniqueness where a third mathematical example, which is not present in the commentary of the Yogasutra, is included in the commentary on the Tattvasutra. The sequence of the commentary is as follows:
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Tattvārtha Sūtra:
"The remaining beings are humans, animals, and those in the spirit world, with and without means..."