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Tattvartha Sutra
The discourse on substance (dravya) takes into account only the permanent aspect of substance; and the statement of eternity here refers to the unbroken nature of the three—the production (utpada), decay (vyaya), and substance (dravya). There is a difference between the substance mentioned in this previous sutra and the statement of eternality in this sutra. [30]
Now it supports the nature of many-sidedness: "Arpitān arpit siddheḥ." 31.
Every object has multiple dharmas; because "arpit" (arising) means arising in relation, and "anarpit" (non-arising) means arising contrary to the aspect of that relation.
The purpose of this sutra is to show how the coordination of mutually contradictory yet evidential dharmas can occur in one object; and to explain why, among the numerous existing dharmas, sometimes one is substantiated and at other times another is substantiated.
The soul (ātman) is existence (sat). The awareness or assertion in which the essence of existence is perceived does not fail in all respects; if it does, then the soul, being conscious, is also proven to exist through the nature of matter and form; that is to say, like consciousness, the nature of matter also appears to manifest, so that its distinct essence does not get established. The essence of distinctness means that it is existence through one form and not existence through another form; that is to say, it is non-existence (asat). In this way, under some aspects, existence and under other aspects, non-existence both become established in the soul. Just as existence...