Tattvartha Sutra

SR No.: 006796
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 596
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 10 MB

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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA
absolute type of subtleness and grossness cannot both characterize one and the same thing.
Configuration is of two types—viz. itthastva-rūpa and anitthastva-rūpa. The shape that can be compared with something else is itthantva-rūpa, one that cannot be so compared is anitthantva-rūpa. The configuration or construction of cloud etc. is anitthantva-rūpa, for being of an indefinite form it cannot be described in some one single manner; on the other hand, the configuration of the remaining things is itthantva-rūpa-e.g. that of a ball, a singhārā (a triangle-shaped small fruit). etc. There are many sub-types of a configuration of the itthantva-rūpa type-e.g. circular, triangular, rectangular, long, ring-like etc.
When a pudgala-body of the form of a unit or an aggregate is disjoined or dissociated that is called splitting. It is of five types—viz. (1) Auktrika—the splitting like that of a piece of wood when sawn off or of a piece of stone when sculptured. (2) Caurņika-being powdered down as in the case of sattū (i.e. powdered parched grain), flour etc. (3) Khanda—being broken into pieces like that of a jar broken into potsherds. (4) Prataragradually chopping off layers as in mica, birch etc. (5) Anutataremoving the bark as in bamboo, sugar-cane etc.
Darkness is that particular transformation which stands opposed to light and obstructs vision.
Dimming makes its appearance when light undergoes a coverage. It is of two types.
The reflection of a face which is cast in some shining object like mirror etc. and in which the colour, shape etc. of this face are to be seen as they are in the original is dimming of the form of a tranformation consisting of modes like colour etc.; on the other hand, the mere shadow that is cast on some non-shining object is dimming of the form of shadow.
The hot light pertaining to the sun etc. is hot-radiation, the non-hot light pertaining to the moon, jewel, glow-worm etc. is non-hot radiation.