Agam 45 Chulika 02 Anuyogdwar Sutra

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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AŅUOGADDARAIM
[SUTTAS 108
107. [2]. (They are) neither numerable nor innumerable, but (they are) infinite. Similarly, the (other) two (viz. the non-serial substances and the unspeakable substances are to be spoken of as infinite).
108 [1]. In what part of the world, do, according to (the standpointss of) negama and vavahära, the serial substances exist ? (Do they exist) in the numerablth part, or in the innumerablth part, or in many numerablth parts, or in many innumerablth parts (of the world), or in all parts of the) world ? (The reply is that) in respect of one substance, (that is, one material body), it can exist in the numerablth part, or can exist in the innumerablth part, or can exist in many numerablth parts, or can exist in many innumerablth parts (of the world), or can exist in the whole world. In respect of many substances (that is, many material bodies), they can exist necessarily in all (that is, each part of the) world (inhabited space).
108 [2]. Do according to the standpoints of) negama and vavahara, there exist the non-serial substances in the numerablth part of the world... (as in 108 [1],...or in all (parts of the) world ? (The reply is that) in respect of one substance (that is, one material atom), it cannot exist in the numerablth part, can exist in the innumerablth part, cannot exist in many numerablth parts, cannot exist in many innumerablth parts, and cannot exist in all (parts, that is, whole of the) world. In respect of many substances (that is, material atoms), they can exist necessarily in all (that is, each part of the) world.
108 [37. Similarly, the unspeakable substances also (are to be spoken of).
109 [1]. Do, according to the standpoints of) negama and vavahāra, the serial substances touch the numerablth part or the innumerablth part or many numerablth parts or many innumerablth parts of the world or all (parts of) the world ? (The reply is that) in respect of one substance, they (any of them) touch the numerablth part of the world,...(up to)...touch all (parts of) the world. In respect of many substances, they necessarily touch all (parts of) the world.
1. It has been said that there are infinite number of material monads,
duads, triads, etc., in the world. The Commentary, p. 55 A, explains that though the number of pradeśas in the loka are stated to be only asamkheya, there is no difficulty in admitting an infinite number of monads, duads, triads, etc., filling up the loka. The transformations of matter are unthin. kable. It is found that even the small space covered by a room can contain any number of lamps, each spreading through the whole space of the room. So thre is no contradiction in admitting more than one material atom residing in the same space-point at the same time.