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**Description of the Six Substances and Five Astikayas - with Anvaya and General Meaning (Air, Sound, Smell, Two Touches)**
In which there is one taste, one color, one smell, and two touches (Saddakarana) which are the cause of sound (Asai) which is itself devoid of sound (Khandantarit) which is separate from the skandha (Tan Davvam) that is the essence (Paramanu, Paramanu Biyane) we know.
**Specific Meaning:**
In the atom, there is one taste from among the five tastes: pungent, bitter, astringent, sour, and sweet, which exists at one time. One color from among the five colors: white, yellow, red, black, and blue, exists at one time. One smell from among the two types of smells: fragrance and stench, exists at one time. One touch from among the two touches: cold and hot, and one touch from among the two touches: oily and rough, exist at one time. Just as the soul, through its actions, is the cause of sound through the activities of its tongue, lips, etc., but is the object of pure knowledge, being the object of extra-sensory perception, not the object of sound, and is not itself in the form of sound or other pudgala categories, therefore it is devoid of sound. Similarly, the atom, being the cause of sound, is also devoid of sound because it is localized and does not manifest sound. And the atom, which is the essence, is different from the skandha, which is composed of the above-mentioned qualities like color, etc., and categories like sound, etc. Know it to be like the Supreme Soul. Just as the Supreme Soul, in practice, exists within the substance, karma, and the action of karma, but in reality, is only pure consciousness, one in nature, so too the atom, in practice, exists within the skandhas, but in reality, is pure essence, separate from the skandhas. Or, the meaning of "skandantarit" is that it is different from the skandha from the very beginning.
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In this way, the atom is the essence, and its qualities like color, etc., are its nature, and from it arise categories like sound, etc. Thus, the fifth verse is complete. In another place, five verses are spoken about the essence of the atom.
**Conclusion of the Variations of All Pudgala**
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**Uva Bhojja - Mind, Senses, Body, and Karma**
Whatever is tangible, other than the senses, body, mind, and karma, know that all is pudgala.
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