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Chapter 5, Sutra 1-18
There are 211, meaning the material cause of motion and state is only the soul and matter. The instrumental cause, which must necessarily be expected in the origination of a function, should be distinct from the material cause. Thus, in the motion of the soul-matter, through the instrumental cause, the achievement of Dharma-stikaya occurs, and in the state, through the instrumental cause, the achievement of Adharma-stikaya occurs. From this perspective, the scripture indicates that the characteristic of Dharma-stikaya is “to become an instrument in the motion of moving substances,” and the characteristic of Adharma-stikaya is “to become an instrument in the state.”
Dharma, Adharma, soul, and matter are all situated in some location. That is, to be engaged or to obtain space is their function. However, to provide spatial location in the sky is the function of the ether. Hence, the act of providing space is considered the characteristic of the ether.
In the philosophical systems like Pramana-Sankhya, Nyaya, Vaisheshika, etc., the ether is considered a substance, but Dharma and Adharma substances are not accepted by others; then why has Jain philosophy accepted them?
The inert and conscious substances, which are special parts of the visible and invisible universe, have their motion experienced as evident. If there is no governing element, those substances may move anywhere in the infinite ether due to the inherent motion of matter. If they truly continue to move in the infinite ether, they become fixed locations within this visible and invisible universe, which is always normal.