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Combinotion of Matter
bine together because of their cohesiveness (force of attraction) into a molecule. If that aggregate disintegrates into two parts, the one part becomes an ultimate atom on the one side and the other part becomes an aggregate having two units. If it disintegrates into three parts, there become three discrete ultimate atoms. Similarly, four and five atoms combine together to form aggregates and those aggregates are non-permanent, for the process of integration and disintegration always takes place in them.1 In this manner the account of combination and separation of infinite ultimate atoms has been discussed in great detail.
Infinite ultimate atoms integrate into one molecule having infinite units (pradeśas). On its disintegration it gets divided into two, three up to ten, countable, countless and infinite units. When disintegrating into two parts, the one part becomes one discrete ultimate atom by singleness and the other one becomes an aggregate having infinite units or two aggregates having infinite units. When disintegrating into three parts, there become two discrete ultimate atoms by singleness and one aggregate having infinite units or there become one ultimate atom by singleness, one dyad and one aggregate having infinite units up to or there become one ultimate atom by singleness, one aggregate having countless units and one aggregate having infinite units or there become one ultimate atom by singleness, two aggregates having infinite units or there become one dyad and two aggregates having infinite units-thus up to or there become by oneness one aggregate having ten units and two aggregates having infinite units or there become an aggregate having countable units by oneness and two aggregates having infinite units or there become by oneness one aggregate having countless units and two aggregates having infinite units or there become three aggregates having infinite units. While disintegrating into four parts, there become by singleness three ultimate atoms and one aggregate having infinite units; thus catuskasamyoga up to
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