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place units and the mode of non-existence of one place unit, a molecule of three space points is (two ātman) and is not an ātman.
(7) From the points of the mode of existence of one place unit and of both existence and non-existence of the second place unit a molecule with three space points is ātman and is indescribable.
(8) From the points of view of the mode of existence of one place unit and of existence and non-existence of the two place units, a molecule with three space points is the ātman and (two) indescribable.
(9) From the points of view of mode of existence of two place units and of existence and non-existence of one place unit a molecule of three space points is (two ātmans) and is indescribable.
(10) From the points of view of the mode of non-existence of one place unit and of both existence and non-existence from other place units, a molecule of three space points is not ātman and is indescribable.
(11) From the points of view the mode of non-existence of one place unit and of mode of both existence and non-existence of two place units a molecule of three space points is not ātman and is (two) indescribable.
(12) From the points of view of the mode of non-existence of wo place units and of the modes of existence and non-existence of one space point a molecule of three space points is not (two ātman) and is indescribable.
(13) From the points of view of the mode of existence of one place unit and of non-existence of one place unit, and also the modes of existence and non-existence of one place unit, a molecule of three space points is ātman, is not ātman and is indescribable.
After this, Gautama asked explanation about the predication of the molecule of four space points. Bhagavāna Mahāvīra enunciated nineteen predications
(1) A molecule with four space points is not ātman from the self-nature of the ātman.
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