Book Title: Jain Shwetambar Conference Herald 1913 Book 09
Author(s): Mohanlal Dalichand Desai
Publisher: Jain Shwetambar Conference
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Jain Phraseology into English.
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Nastisvabhava-arca Frare-lit. the nature of non-existence;
the fact that it is not such and such. As a secondary samanya svabhava it means that both existence and non-existence must be predicated of a thing (existence of some predicates and non-existence of other predicates i. e. the existence of its own dravya, Kshetra, Kala & bhava, and non existence of the dravya, kshetra,
kala and Bhava of other dravyas ) Nastitam AFFA-saine as nastitva arrenca ( Presence of its
own paryayas (astitalaar) and absence of another
thing's paryayas ( Nastita--arecar ) simultaneously.) Nayavala-agar-consideration of aspects. Niyama- ta-law, a proposition which expresses the constant
or regular order of phenomena, or the constant mode of action of things or beings under certain definite
circumstances. Nirjura-fast-working out of the karmas. Paryaya—mira-Modification; a particular modification of the
guna ( quality ); paryayas succeed each other, they are changing. The sanskrit word paryaya has not all the connotations which the English word 'modification 'has; therefore it is preferable to use the
sanskrit word. Pradesha--an indivisible inseparable part of a substance.
The pradeshas can only be thought of in imagination. In every pradesha there are infinite capacities of performing ways. Any particular dravya has many
pradeshas; but the atom has no pradeshas. Pudgalastikaya-Eeta 19-that drarya ( substance ) the
nature of which is such that its qualities (colour etc. ) increase and decrease. ( Here the real dravya is the atom--the ultimate indivisible atom ( not in
the theosophical sense.) Parmanuqtary-an atom of matter; the substantial (upadan)
cause of all pudgala ( matter ). It is not a mixture
