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## Chapter 13-14: Explanation of the Deposits in the Kshayas
**25-55.** How is a non-living being (ajeeva) a kshaya? **56.** If a piece of wood, or a stone, or any other non-living thing is the cause of anger, then that wood, or stone, or that thing is called anger. **57.** Similarly, if anger arises in a living being (jeeva) or a non-living being (ajeeva), or in both, then that anger is called the kshaya of the cause of its arising.
Anger is seen to arise in a living being, therefore, in relation to the cause of its arising, it is called anger. Here, one should not doubt how anger arises in one living being due to another living being. Because, in the living being in whom anger arises, anger was already present in the form of potential or in relation to the general cause of the arising of kshayas, but it was not manifested in a specific way. The other living being who speaks harsh words becomes the cause of its manifestation, therefore, it is called anger. The same applies to the kshayas of Maya and Greed.
**Doubt:** How can anger be a non-living being in relation to the cause of its arising? **55**
**Solution:** The wood, or the brick, or the stone, etc., which causes anger, is called anger in relation to the cause of its arising. **56**
**Explanation:** It is logical that one living being can cause anger in another living being due to hitting, killing, binding, etc. But how can a non-living being, which is devoid of all actions and activities, cause anger in a living being? To resolve this doubt, the author explains that anger is seen to arise when a thorn pricks one's foot. Similarly, monkeys are seen to gnash their teeth due to pain caused by a stone hitting their body. Therefore, it is proven that non-living things can also be the cause of anger.
**Author's Explanation:** Thus, the living being or the non-living being, or many living beings, or many non-living beings, or a mixture of living and non-living beings, in relation to the cause of its arising, are called the kshaya of anger. **57**
**Explanation:** The author himself has explained the meaning of the first two categories of the eight categories of the cause of arising of kshayas mentioned earlier. The meaning of the remaining categories should be understood as follows:
* Many living beings can also be the cause of anger, for example, anger is seen to arise when one sees an enemy army. (3)
* Many non-living things can also be the cause of anger, for example, anger is seen to arise when one sees the pictures, statues, and houses of enemies who are harmful to them. (4)
* One living being and one non-living thing can also be the cause of anger, for example, anger is seen to arise when one sees an enemy coming with a sword in his hand. (5)
* One living being and many non-living things can also be the cause of anger, for example,