Jain Journal 2008 01 No 03

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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and they do not enter or interfere in the nature of other substances. The following verse from Kundakunda is worth mentioning here in this context.
annonnam pavisaṁtā diṁtā ogāsa-maņṇa-maṇṇassa, melaṇā vi ya other, niccam sagasabbhāvam na vija hamti11
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These substances do meet each other, interact with each, support other's activities: but they never leave their nature or adopt the nature of other substances.
Like Kundakunda, other ācāryas have also said similarly, notably ācāryas Vīrasena and Kartikeya.
General and specific attributes of substances. :
As we have said earlier, each substance has infinite attributes. Some attributes are generic in nature i.e. found in more than one substance, while the others are termed specific or unique to a particular substance. Generic attributes are found in all substances, be they sentient or insentient which are as follows:
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Existence / eternal existence (Astitva) i.e. by its virtue the substance exists forever and can be neither created nor destroyed.
Causal efficiency or functionality (Vastutva) i.e. every substance is capable of performing a purposeful action (artha kriyā)
Substantive-ness or fluency or persistence (Dravyatva) i.e. due to this attribute the substance keeps on changing e.g. the ocean keeps on changing its modes by having waves at every moment but it still always stays as ocean.
• Objectivity or measurability (Prameyatva) i.e. by its virtue a substance can become an object of knowledge.
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