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To Vyavahar naya (particularized viewpoint), stating thus, Rijusutra naya (precisionistic viewpoint) says—"Your statement that ‘Pradesh (space-point) is of five kinds' is not correct.”
"Why so ?”
"Because if you say that 'Pradesh (space-point) is of five kinds' then the aforesaid five Pradeshas will have five kinds each, making the total types of Pradeshas to be twenty five in your heart opinion. Therefore, do not say that 'Pradesh (space-point) is of five kinds' but say that 'Pradesh is bhajaniya (open to alternatives) - (1) there may be a Pradesh (space-point) of Dharmastikaya (motion entity), (2) there may be a Pradesh (space-point) of Adharmastikaya (rest entity), (3) there may be a Pradesh (spacepoint) of Akashastikaya (space entity), (4) there may be a Pradesh (space-point) of Jivastıkaya (life entity), and (5) there may be a Pradesh (space-point) of Skandha (an aggregate of matter particles).”
To Rijusutra naya (precisionistic viewpoint), stating thus, Sampratı-shabda naya (present verbal viewpoint) says—“Your statement that 'Pradesh is bhajaniya (open to alternatives)' is not correct."
“Why so ?”
"Because if you say that 'Pradesh is bhajaniya (open to alternatives)' then-(1) a Pradesh (space-point) of Dharmastikaya (motion entity) might also be a Pradesh (space-point) of Adharmastıkaya (rest entity) or a Pradesh (space-point) of Akashastıkaya (space entity) or a Pradesh (space-point) of Jivastıkaya (life entity) or a Pradesh (space-point) of Skandha (an aggregate of matter particles). And in the same way—(2) a Pradesh of Adharmastikaya might also be a Pradesh of Dharmastıkaya or a Pradesh of Akashastıkaya or a Pradesh of Juvastıkaya or a Pradesh of Skandha; (3) a Pradesh of Akashastıkaya might also be a Pradesh of Dharmastikaya or a Pradesh of Adharmastikaya or a Pradesh of Jivastikaya or a Pradesh of Skandha; (4) a Pradesh of Jivastikaya might also be a
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