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Q. 50. How many substances are “Astikaya??
Soul, matter, Ether, Anti-ether and space these five substances are “Astikaya', i. e. having more than one spatial unit,
(Pradesha). Q. 51. Why the time substance is not an ·Astikaya'.
The ‘Kalanu' real time substance has only one spatial unit, hence it is not an
‘Astikaya'. Q. 52. An Atom (Parmanu) has also one spatial
unit. Even then how is it called an ‘Astikaya?? Although an atom (Parmanu) has only one spatial unit, even then it has the power of attaining manifoldness of spatial units (Pradeshas) by becoming a niolecule. It is, therefore, conventionally called an
'Astikaya'. Q. 53. Define spatial-unit or space point
(Pradesha). A spatial unit or space-point (Pradesha) is the space occupied by an atom (an indivisible
elementary matter particle called 'parmanu). Q. 54. How many spatial-units are found in each
substance ? Each soul, Ether, Anti-ether and universe have innumberable spatial units. The
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