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Just as there are synonyms in the Prakrit language, so too are the six substances, namely, the living being, etc., which are eternally existent, never destroyed in terms of substance, according to the substance-based viewpoint. And those substances that are non-existent or not present, such as the living being, etc., are never produced in terms of substance, according to the substance-based viewpoint. However, the six substances, namely, the living being, etc., are produced and destroyed as much as possible in terms of synonyms, according to the synonym-based viewpoint, in the context of the synonyms of qualities. For example, there are synonyms such as male, female, hell-being, etc., in living beings, and synonyms such as two-atom, aggregate, etc., in matter. And there are synonyms in dharma due to the presence of motion-cooperative, in adharma due to the presence of stability-cooperative, in space due to the presence of immersion-cooperative, and in time due to the presence of duration-cooperative. Here, in the context of the six substances, one should meditate on the pure self-substance called the living being, which is filled with infinite, eternal, knowledge-bliss, and is free from the causes of bondage, such as anger, pride, deceit, greed, and the desire for experienced pleasures, according to the pure substance-based viewpoint, which accepts the pure result-based ultimate reality, or according to the definitive viewpoint, even though it is devoid of these causes of bondage or free from production and destruction. This is the meaning. In this way, the sutra was spoken, establishing the substance for the Buddhists in the second septet. ||15||
Time Explanation Verse-16
Here, the synonyms of qualities and states are explained. The states are the living being, etc., and the qualities of the living being are consciousness, etc., and their use. There are many synonyms for the living being, such as celestial being, human being, hell-being, and animal. ||16||
States are the living being, etc., the six substances. Their qualities and synonyms are well-known. However, they are mentioned here for the sake of clarity, as will be explained in the examples to be given. The qualities of the living being are pure consciousness, which is characterized by knowledge and experience, impure consciousness, which is characterized by the experience of action and its results, and the use of both, which is characterized by the result that follows consciousness and is in the form of with-thought and without-thought, and which encompasses all forms of thought and non-thought, both pure and impure. Synonyms, however, are pure, being characterized by the increase and decrease of gross and subtle qualities, and the removal and attainment of qualities. Those obtained from the sutras are impure, being characterized by celestial being, human being, hell-being, and animal, due to the absence of connection with other substances. ||16||
Hindi Time Explanation Verse-16
Anvayaartha (Living being, etc.) Living being, etc. (substance) They (states) are 'states'. (Substance, object)