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and that where there is nothing else but Akasha is called Alokakasha. The element of Akasha has been accepted by all philosophers.
(6) The Time Element. Now things shortly become old and then are torn and broken. A child hecomes a youth and a young man becomes old. For him to whom were applied the terms" will be, will be," are now applied " is being ” and a little later“ had been,” The cause of this chnge in ephithets is time. It is the all engrossing influence of this time that brings about all these things.
• These elemental divisions comprise all things that are real in this world as well as those that can be grasped by inductive and other logical conceptions. Many other philosophers count more divisions of elements but these lack in differentia and pervasiveness. Take for instance the divisions propounded by Vaisheshik Dharshan ( Vedic philosophy. ' The Vedic philosophy has accepted nine divisions:-(i) Earth. (ii) water, (iii) light, (iv) air, (v) sky, ( vi ) time, (vii) directions ( viii) soul and ( ix ) mind. But therein are not included the Dharma and Adharma elements. Besides modern science has proved that water is not a separate fundamental element because it can be produced by the compound of certain gases. But this is not the case with the accepted elements in Jain philosophy. There is no such element as can not be fundamental by its being produced by the combination of ditferent elements. And it is not also the case that some known real element can not be included in any of these divisions. In this way the Jain Science is proved to be of the highest standard.
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