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[215 Third Proposition: Eternal and Non-Eternal] Gautama! From the perspective of Dravyathikana, it is eternal, and from the perspective of Varna-Paryayas, Gandha-Paryayas, Rasa-Paryayas, and Sparsha-Paryayas, it is non-eternal. Therefore, Gautama! It is said that this Ratnaprabha-Prithvi is in some ways eternal and in some ways non-eternal. / Similarly, one should say the same for the seven lower Prithvis. Bhagavan! For how long will this Ratnaprabha-Prithvi remain? Gautama! This Ratnaprabha-Prithvi was never 'not', it is never 'not', and it will never be 'not'. It was in the past, it is in the present, and it will be in the future. It is Dhruva, Nitya, Shashvat, Akshaya, Avyaya, Avashtita, and Nitya. Similarly, one should know the same for the seven lower Prithvis.
In the presented Sutra, Ratnaprabha-Prithvi is called both eternal and non-eternal. This raises a doubt: how can two contradictory qualities exist in the same thing if eternality and non-eternality are contradictory? If it is eternal, it cannot be non-eternal, and if it is non-eternal, it cannot be eternal. / Just as coldness and heat cannot coexist. / Monistic philosophies hold such a belief. / Therefore, Nitya-Ekantvadis deny non-eternality, and Anitya-Ekantvadis deny eternality. Samkhya and other philosophies support the concept of eternal monism, while Buddhism and other philosophies support the concept of momentary-non-eternal monism. Jainism rejects both these monisms and supports Anekanta. Jain Agamas and Janadarshan view every object from various perspectives, accepting its diverse and unified nature. Objects have different forms due to different interpretations and perspectives, and within that diversity, their unity remains. Monistic philosophies consider only one quality as the whole object. However, in reality, objects have different forms from various perspectives. / Therefore, monism is incomplete and one-sided. It does not reveal the complete and true nature of the object. Jainism views the object holistically and states that every object is both eternal and non-eternal, general and specific, unified and diverse, different and non-different, depending on the perspective. / By accepting this, the accusation of contradictory qualities by monistic philosophies is not true. Because the contradiction arises only when something is called eternal, non-eternal, etc., from the same perspective or interpretation. / There is no fault or inconsistency when considering it from different perspectives or interpretations. For example, the same person is a father, son, maternal uncle, paternal uncle, etc., depending on the relationship. / What is the contradiction here? This is an experienced and practical fact. _Jainism proves its Anekanta perspective based on Nayas. In short, there are two types of Nayas: 1. Dravyathikana and 2. Paryayathikana. / Dravyanaya considers the general nature of the object, and Paryayanaya considers the specific nature of the object. / Every object is Dravya-Paryayatmak. '1. Utpadavyayadhrauvyamuktam Sat / -Tattvarth Sutra Dravya-Paryayatmakam Vastu /