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of substance, mode and immersion, but it may be less or equal or more from the point of view of duration (stbiti). If it is less, it is less by innumerableth part (pradeśa) or numberableth part or numerablefold or innumerablefold. If more, it is more by innumerableth part or numerableth part or numerablefold or innumerablefold.
With regard to the modification of black colour, it (ultimate atom) is sometimes less, sometimes equal and sometimes more. If less, it is less by infiniteth part (unit) or innumerableth part or numberableth part or numerablefold or innumerablefold or infinitefold. In the case of modifications of the remaining colours, smell, taste and touch six sections of the above account of an ultimate atom should be known.2 Of the eight touches there are stated to be six sections of the said account of an ultimate atom with regard to the four touches, cold-warm, and cohesive-dry. For this reason, it is said that there are infinite modifications of ultimate atoms.
There are stated to be infinite modifications of the dvipradeśika skandha (dyad), for one dvipradeśika skandha is equal to another dvipradeśika skandha from the substantial and modal stand-points, but it is sometimes less, sometimes equal and sometimes more with regard to immersion (avagāhanā). If less, it is less by one unit (pradeśa); if more, it is more by one unit (paesa-sama-bbhahie). In regard to duration (sthiti) there are stated to be four sections as mentioned above in the case of ultimate atom, while six sections of the account of dvipradeśika skandha should be known with regard to colours, etc. and the aforesaid four kinds of touch. In this way a detailed account of the modifications of paramäņus (ultimate atoms), dvipradeśikaskandhas up to anantapradeśikaskandhas have been given in the Prajñāpanā Sūtra from the points of view of substance, mode, immersion, duration, colour,, 1. Pannavanā, 288. 2. Evam avasesavannagamdharasaphāsapajjavehim
chatthanavadie, PV, 268.
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