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## Six Substances - Description of the Five Astikayas
When one of these three characteristics of a substance is stated, the other two are implied by meaning. If a substance is real, then it will be (1) subject to production and destruction, and (2) have qualities and transformations. If it is subject to production and destruction, then it will be (1) real and (2) have qualities and transformations. If it has qualities and transformations, then it will be (1) real and (2) subject to production and destruction.
In this way, being real, eternal and non-eternal in nature, it (1) manifests the characteristic of being subject to production and destruction, and (2) shows unity with qualities that are subject to production and destruction and transformations that are subject to production and destruction.
The characteristic of being subject to production and destruction (1) indicates the ultimate reality of being eternal and non-eternal, and (2) reveals the qualities and transformations that are the cause of its nature.
Qualities and transformations, being both inherent and non-inherent, (1) indicate the characteristic of being subject to production and destruction, and (2) reveal the ultimate reality of being eternal and non-eternal. || 10 ||