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occupy many Pradeśas. But Kala consists of particles which never mix up, and consequently each of these particles occupies a particular Pradesa. Hence Kala is said to have one Pradeśa only. But the other substances Jiva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Akasa having no separable and distinct particles.rp clistinct Pradesas, are said to be of many Pradeśas.
Kaya is that which has many Pradesas. The five substances, Jiva, Pudgala, Dharma, Adharma and Akasa have many Pradesas, and hence these are called Kâyas; but Kâla, having but a single Pradesa, is not called so. This is the reason why Kála is not called an "Astikaya."
होति असंखा जीवे धम्माधम्मे अणंत अायासे । मुत्ते तिवह पदेसा कालस्सेगो ण तेण सो कारो॥२५॥७ Honti asaņkhâ jîve dhammâdhamme añanta âyâse. Mutte tivaha padesâ kâlassego na tena so kâyo-(25).
Padapatha.--ofia Jîve, in Jiva. *****Dhammâdhamme, in Dharma and Adharma. en Asamkhá innumerable. E Padesá, Pradeśas. sifa Honti, are. rarê âyâse, in Âkâsa. ria Ananta, infinite. et Mutte, in that which has form. Farae Tiviha, of three sorts. aire Kalassa, of Kala. w Ego, one. Tena, for that. So, that. Kâyo, having body. Na, not.
25. In Jiva and in Dharma and Adharma, the Pradeśas are innumerable, in Akâsa (the Pradesas are) infinite and in that which has form (viz., Pudgala) (these are) of three kinds, (viz., numerable, innumerable and infinite). Kala (Time) has one (Pradeśa). Therefore, it is not (called) Kâya.
COMMENTARY. Every kind of substance is made up of ultimate indivisible particles. The space occupied by one such particle is known as Pradeśa. Now, the substances, Jiva, Dharma and Adharma have
* Sanskrit rendering :
भवन्ति असंख्याः जीवे धर्माधर्मयोः अनन्ताः आकाशे। मूतें त्रिविधाः प्रदेशाः कालस्य एकः न तेन स कायः॥ २५ ॥
Bhavanti asamkhyah jire dharmadharmayoh anantah akase, Martte trividhih pradośah kalasya ekah na tena sa kayaḥ (25).
