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same Time in various limitations, called moments, days, years, etc. Hence there is but one Time. Its apparent variety as past, present and future, etc. are due to differences in Upādhi or limitations. In other words, according to the Vaiseșika's, Time is one and because the phenomena occur in varied orders, Time appears to us to be varied as present, past and future.
THE JAINA OPPOSITION TO THE VAIŚEȘIKA THEORY
The Jaina philosophers are opposed to this doctrine of oneness of Kāla. They point out that the varied order of the phenomena indicates nothing but variation in Time units : स च मुख्यः कालो रनेकद्रव्यं प्रत्याकाशप्रदेशं व्यवहारकालमेदान्यथानुपपतेः।
In setting aside the Vaiseșika theory of the oneness of Time, Prabhāçandra says: How can you talk of a past Time unless you admit real distinctions of Time units? If you say that Time is really one but we call it past when it is related to a past event, the objection is that an event is past only when it is related to a time-stuff which is different from the present time-stuff. Time is thus presupposed in all temporal series. If, on the other hand, it be contended that Time is one, which of itself can be present, past or future, it may be pointed out that this admission of distinctions in Time contradicts the doctrine of its oneness. निरंशत्वभेदरूपत्वयोर्विरोधात् ।
Prabhāçandra shows that if Time were one, all phenomena would have been simultaneous.
"कालकत्वे चाखिलकार्यानामेककालोत्पाद्यत्वेनकदैवोत्पत्तिप्रसंगानकिंचिदTTH FITTI"
In the case of oneness of Time, we could not talk of long or short durations. The phenomena which occur in many points of Time are of long duration and those which engage fewer points of Time are of short duration. The question of long duration (ft) or of short duration (ATH) cannot
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