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## Chapter 40: Explanation of the Six Substances and Five Astikayas
This chapter will discuss the six substances and five astikayas, which are:
* **Diverse in form:** They possess numerous forms.
* **Infinite in permutations:** They have infinite permutations.
* **Subject to production, destruction, and permanence:** They are characterized by production, destruction, and permanence.
* **One:** They are one, meaning they are one in relation to the Maha-satta (supreme reality).
* **With their opposites:** They exist along with their opposites.
**Explanation:**
The reality, which is characterized by five specific qualities, possesses its opposite aspects. This means that the reality, which is considered one in relation to the four categories of substance (dravya, guna, karma, and dharma), has its opposite in the form of non-existence in relation to the four categories of substance.
The Maha-satta, which resides in all substances, has its opposite in the form of the Avanta-satta (subordinate reality), which resides in a single substance. The Maha-satta manifests in various forms, such as a pot made of clay, a pot made of gold, a pot made of copper, etc. Its opposite is the Avanta-satta, which is the form of a single pot.
Alternatively, the reality, which exists in a single pot in the form of various qualities like color, smell, taste, touch, etc., has its opposite in the form of a specific quality like smell.
The Maha-satta, which is infinite in permutations in relation to the three times (past, present, and future), has its opposite in the form of the reality of a specific permutation.
The reality, which is characterized by three qualities (production, destruction, and permanence), has its opposite in the form of the reality of a specific production, destruction, or permanence.
The Maha-satta has its opposite in the form of the Avanta-satta.
Therefore, from the perspective of the pure Sangraha-naya (doctrine of collection), there is one Maha-satta. From the perspective of the impure Sangraha-naya or the Vyavahara-naya (doctrine of practical application), there is the Avanta-satta, which exists in all substances in various forms.
This explanation of the opposites should be understood from the perspective of the Naigama-naya (doctrine of negation).
Therefore, the explanation of reality should be understood through the three doctrines of Sangraha, Vyavahara, and Naigama.
Alternatively, it is appropriate to explain reality through two doctrines: the pure Sangraha-naya, which states that there is one Maha-satta, and the Vyavahara-naya, which states that there is the Avanta-satta, which exists in all substances.
Here, the pure reality of the pure Jiva-astikaya (soul-reality) is the object of knowledge or the reality that should be grasped.
**Time Explanation:**
Here, the difference in meaning between reality and substance is rejected.
"That which flows, moves, and pervades those permutations of existence, that is substance. They say that substance is non-different from reality."
Substance is explained as that which flows, moves, and pervades those permutations of existence, which are the permutations of existence that are both sequential and simultaneous, in accordance with the specific nature of reality. Substance is the object of knowledge and its characteristics...