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mahaskandh and it is made up of infinite-times-infinite atoms. Even this can exist in the lokakasha that has only innumerable space-points. The lokakasha has only uncountable number of space-points and beyond it matter cannot exist.
The aforesaid statement refers to single anupurvi or other type of substance. However, with respect to numerous substances, all these substances are spread over the whole occupied space (lokakasha).
The phenomenon of achitt-mahaskandh, the largest anupurvi substance that is an aggregate (skandh) of infinite-times-infinite atoms occupying the whole lokakasha (occupied space) for one samaya (the smallest unit of time) can be understood with the example of the atmapradeshas (soul-space-points) enveloping the whole occupied space (lokakasha) during the fourth stage of Kevalisamudghat (the process through which an omnisc destroys the residual karma particles). It is as follows
How the achitt-mahaskandh envelopes the whole occupied space has been explained by Maladhari Hemachandra, the commentator (Tika), giving reference of the Prajnapana SutraThe natural activity of the achitt-mahaskandh is to occupy the whole lokakasha. This is done by transformation for indefinite period (eight samaya) into a huge spheroid with a transverse expanse of innumerable number of yojans (one yojan being approx eight miles) occupying the transverse space and axial expanse of fourteen rajju (a linear unit defined as the distance covered by a god flying non-stop for six months at a speed of 2,057, 152 yojans per second) occupying the vertical space. During the first samaya it is stick shaped (cylindrical), in the second it is door shaped (cubical), in the third it is churning-stick shaped, and in the fourth samaya it envelopes the whole lokakasha. After this it starts shrinking in reverse order, i.e. in the fifth samaya it takes the churning stick shape, in sixth the door shape, in seventh the stick shape and in the eighth the stick shape vanishes and it is destroyed. (Vritti by Maladhari Hemachandra p. 151-52)
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