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The Tattvarthasutra appears uniform in form and cannot be diminished in any way. This is because infinite particles (pudgala) and infinite sentient beings (jiva) will communicate without being confined to the infinite spatial field; thus they become such that their coming together again and appearing in a fixed creation will not be impossible but certainly difficult. For this reason, the principle that governs the motion limit of the dynamic substance is accepted, which is known as dharmastikaya. After accepting this principle as the regulator of motion limit, Jain philosophy also accepts the adharmastikaya principle as the regulator of spatial limit based on the same argument. The dealings of the east, west, and so on, which are considered the work of directional substances (digdravya), do not necessitate considering these directional substances as separate from space because their existence is facilitated by space. However, the functioning of dharma and adharma substances cannot be established through space. This is because, recognizing space as the regulator of motion and position, it cannot restrain the inert and sentient substances from moving and being in a state everywhere due to its limitless and indivisible nature. Such an event would lead to the absence of the fixed establishment of the determined visible and invisible world. Therefore, it is justifiable to consider dharma and adharma substances as separate and independent from space. When both inert and sentient substances are dynamic, their motion cannot be attributed to anything other than their innate nature within a limited spatial field. Hence, the existence of dharma and adharma substances is logically established. [1-18].