Book Title: First Principal of the Jaina Philosophy Author(s): Hirachand Liladhar Zaveri Publisher: Jaina Vividh Sahitya ShastramalaPage 49
________________ 44 THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF subdivision is bheda-kalpana-sapeksha-asuddha dravyar thika-naya. CHAPTER V. ON MODIFICATIONS (Paryayas). We now come to the subdivisions of the second class of aspects. A modification (paryaya) is that which has the characteristic of changing form, that is, the old modifications of a substance are destroyed and new ones are produced. A paryaya is that which is the subject of production and destruction: a chair, for instance, is a paryaya of matter (pudgala); it came into existence and will in time go out of existence. · There are two kinds of modifications.( paryayas)— I. Modifications of the essential qualities of a thing or substance. For instance, colour is a quality of matter. The colour of the sea is sometimes green. The sea always has colour, but it is not always green, Green is a modification. The name of th kind of modification is sahabhavin paryaya. 2. Modification of the foreign qualities of a thing. 'Muddiness' would be a quality of water due Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.comPage Navigation
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