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THE JAINA PHILOSOPHY
eternally unconscious, it is not capable of knowing and is bereft of feeling is not psychical It belongs to the physical order It is ajeeva 45
b MATTER IS AN (ULTIMATE) OBJECTIVE REALITY
Matter is real It is not imaginary Real existence is the basic inherent quality of all the five astıkājas 45 including matter (pudgalāstıkāya) Existence is inherent in matter and not external or induced +7 It possesses qualities and modes and it persists through modification45 Matter exists objectively and is not merely subjective or a figment of mind It is not aupchāriha'ie postulated It does exist and is eternal 44
C MATTER IS COMPOSED OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
When it is said that matter is an astıkaya it is mcant that it is a composition of constituents 50 Kaja means body and like a body whatever is made up of a multiplicity of constituents is called 'kaya's! Aggre gales (molecules) of matter is composed of two lo
45 Jeesādamoajeria sala ela jastuno abhmaiah Vidhprodh. onunul alustutjāsalicia, blūlesu, chainja-nishedhd diárenu dhar. nidisajecta ilianushāsanam
46 la indha lat shnānam lah shanamnekonı sadın saragarani-- Pravachan såra 2-5 (chhaya)
47 Runon hi hula dnarjasaya sabhāvals-Pravachansāni (Commentary) 24
49 Fadhihhürn hi nubhain gunah saha praiale schtrail drill snasır urahūlanıuipādvaralhruananh-ibid (chhaya) 24
14 $414 main nipatah lūllerjúbhidhájec-Bhagron Sürra {commentary) 2,10
511 huizi pmlerharishinj-hid! 10 commentary)
112,ist nohu drtă 1.00ha 15 kata athitin 3-Hr. D1116 haricrelin 24