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## Samantabhadra-Bharati
**Chapter 1**
When the object is fiery, smoke is capable of proving it through the means of inference. When the object is watery, smoke is incapable of proving it through the means of inference. In this way, just as smoke possesses both the qualities of being a cause and not being a cause, similarly, any object that is the object of words possesses both the qualities of existence and non-existence.
**Remaining Bhangas**
The remaining Bhangas, which are Avaktavya, Asti-avaktavya, Nasty-avaktavya, and Asti-nasty-avaktavya, should also be understood through the proper application of Nayas, as explained. Just as the first three Bhangas were explained with examples, showing the inseparable relationship with their opposites due to the quality of being a qualifier, similarly, these remaining Bhangas are also worthy of being known or planned. (The arrangement of these Bhangas) O Muni-indra, the master of the Jinas, Virajinendra! There is no contradiction in your teachings (doctrine), because reality is Anekanta.
**The Meaning of a Thing**
When does a thing become capable of performing an action? And when is it not established by rules and prohibitions? It is not so, just as the action is established by external and internal characteristics.