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## 52
It is not correct to say that production and destruction have the same cause and are therefore inseparable, because production and destruction are distinct from each other due to their different characteristics. The characteristic of the cause of production is the acquisition of form, and the characteristic of the cause of destruction is the loss of nature. Thus, being characterized by different characteristics, they are distinct from each other, though not entirely different.
Due to the state of existence of things like species, destruction and production are not only different but also inseparable. For example, without clay, etc., the destruction of a pot and the production of a bowl cannot occur. Destruction and production are dependent on each other, not on the existence of the substance itself, which is the state of existence of the species, etc. The substance is clay, etc., and it is clearly seen that it is destroyed in the form of a pot and produced in the form of a bowl.
If production, destruction, and permanence are not interdependent, then all three would be like flowers in the sky, non-existent. Without permanence, there is no production; without destruction and production, there is no permanence; and without permanence and production, there is no destruction. This clearly shows that what is real is endowed with production, destruction, and permanence, otherwise it would not be real, it would be like a flower in the sky, non-existent.
## 59
(When a golden pot is broken and made into a crown) The individual who is the object of the pot experiences sorrow (grief), the individual who is the object of the crown experiences joy, and the individual who is the object of the gold experiences a neutral state, free from both sorrow and joy, due to the destruction, production, and permanence of the pot, crown, and gold respectively.