Book Title: Agam 45 Chulika 02 Anuyogdwar Sutra
Author(s): Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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________________ 178 ANUOGADDĀRĀIM [SUTTAS 476 if (in) your (opinion), space-point is of five kinds, then (in) your (opinion) each space-point is of five kinds, and thus your (total) kinds of space-point becomes twenty-five. Therefore don't say that a spacepoint is of five kinds; (but) say: a space-point is to be provisionally distinguished (bhatiyavvo) (thus): there may be a space-point of dhamma, there may be a space-point of adhamma, there may be a space-point of agasa, there may be a space-point of a soul, and there may be a spacepoint of a material body." or a space To the ujjusuya, speaking thus, the sampati-saddanaya1 says: "What you say, viz. 'A space-point is to be provisionally distinguished is not (correct). Why? Because if your space-point is to be (simply) distinguished, then your (1) 'space-point of dhamma' might also be (distinguished as) a space-point of adhamma, or a space-point of agasa, or a space point of a soul, point of a material body; (similarly) (2) a space-point of adhamma might also be a space-point of dhamma, or a space-point of agāsa, or a space-point of a soul, or a space-point of a material body; (similarly) (3) a space-point of agasa might also be a spacepoint of dhamma, or a space-point of ahamma, or a space-point of a soul, or a space-point of a material body; (similarly) (4) a spacepoint of a soul might also be a space-point of dhamma, or a spacepoint of adhamma, or a space-point of agāsa, or a space-point of a material body; (similarly) (5) a space-point of a material body might also be a space-point of dhamma, or a space-point of adhamma, Thus, your or a space-point of agasa, or a space-point of a soul. (opinion) will lead to (a fallacy called) regressus ad infinitum. Therefore don't say that the space-point is to be (simply) distinguished; (but) say: 'dhamma qua a space-point, that is, a space-point qua dhamma; ahamma qua a space-point, that is, a space-point qua ahamma; agasa quă a space-point, that is, a space-point qua agasa; a soul qua a space-point, that is, a space-point qua a particular soul (nojiva); a material body khamdha qua a space-point, that is, a spacepoint qua a particular material body (no-khamdha)"." 1. Cf. Tattvarthabhasya, I. 35, where samprata is given as a variety of sabda-naya. 2. The word 'no' here stands for a part, and thus the word no-jiva stands for a part of the whole category of souls (jivatthikaya). As the space-point of one particular soul as substance cannot exist in all the souls (called jivatthikaya which consist of infinite number of souls), the word no-jiva The meaning is used to refer to the space-point of a particular soul. of no-khandha in the immediately following line of the text is also to be similarly understood.

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