Agam 45 Chulika 02 Anuyogdwar Sutra

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

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NOT-ARRANGED SERIAL AS SUBSTANCE-POTENTIAL
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This is the enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoint of samgaha.
117. What is the prupose of this enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoint of) samgaha? (The reply is): through this enunciation of meaning and word according to (the standpoint of) samgaha, the enumeration of divisions according to (the standqoint of) samgaha is indeed, made.
118. Then what is the enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoint of) samgaha ? The enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoint of) samgaha is (as follews) :
There is (i) a serial, there is (ii) a non-serial, there is (iii) an unspeakability; or, there is (iv) a serial and a non-serial; or, there is (v) a serial and an unspeakability; or, there is (vi) a non-serial and an unspeakability; or there is (vii) a serial, a non-serial and an unspeakability. Thus there are seven divisions. (For such enumeration according to the standpoints of negama and vavahara, vide sutta No.101.) This is the enumeration of divisions according to (the standpoint of) samgaha.
119. What is the purpose of this enumeration of divisions according to (the stand-point of) samgaha? (The reply is) through this enumeration of divisions according to (the stand-point of) samgaha, the illustration of divisions according to (the stand-point of) samgaha is indeed made.
120. Then what is the illustration of divisions according to (the stand-point of) samgaha? The illustration of divisions according to (the stand-point of) samgaha is (as follows):
There is (i) a serial of triad (body composed of three), there is (ii) a non-serial consisting of (one #ngle) material atom, there is (iii) a duad which is an unspeakability; or, there is (iv) a serial triad and a non-serial consisting of (one single) material atom; or, there is (v) a serial triad and a duad which is an unspeakability; or, there is (vi) a a non-serial consisting of (one single) material atom and a duad which is an unspeakability; or, there is (vii) a serial triad, a non-serial consisting of (one single) material atom, and a duad which is an unspeakability.
such as tetrads, pentads, etc. In fact, all serials themselves fall under one common class called 'serial class' according to the standpoint of pure samgaha (visuddhasamgrahanay amatena tu sarvesam tripradesi kādīnām anantaṇukaparyantānām skandhanam anupūrvīt vasāmānyavyatirekad vyatireke canupurvītvābhāvaprasangat sarvapye kaivānupurvīti, Commentary, p. 63 B, lines 8-9).