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The Jaina world of Non-living
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Moreover, the illustration of fire-connection is not the proper one as its reverse is not true. The cold fire does not lead to change in colour etc. Thus, the illustration is an unproved one and is, thus, incapable of proving the desired property of the illustrated one.
12. Q. The soul connection and effort could cause activity in hands etc. despite their inactivity as in the case of inactive gravitation existing in heap of earth causing activity in grass and plants.
A. This is not correct. This illustration is similar to the earlier one. The heap of earth is active and gravitation is its quality. This causes activity in grass etc. Similarly, soul-connection and effort are also qualities of the soul. Moreover, the inactive gravitation cannot cause activity (as it is non-tangible, non-catalytic and non-destructive). Thus, the illustration stands unproved. In fact, the reality itself gets modally transformed in terms of gravitation causing activity.
13. The illustration of medium of motion does also not serve the purpose of proving causality of soul in the activity of others as both are non-active. This illustration is, in fact, dissimilar or negative. The medium of motion is postulated as non-catalytic and inert cause of motion. In contrast, the soul is said to be a catalytic cause for the activity in other entities. This is accepted even by the disputants. The attributes of an inert reality cannot be catalytic. Hence, the illustration is dis-similar. Similarly, the reality of medium of motion may be only an inert cause but it cannot be that type of cause of activity of inactive reality of soul as it is not found separately from soul. If the soul and its activity are postulated different from each other, they will loose their existence. This is again a dis-similarity.
14. The soul and its attributes are inactive. Hence, they cannot cause activity in hands etc. It is just like the space which is inactive and, hence, does not cause activity in living or dead body. Moreover, any entity absolutely inactive and non-material cannot be connected with body, hence, there could be no mutual functioning like the space entity. 15. Q. The activity of the soul is based on its connection with karmic body. However, when all the eight karmas are destroyed, there is no
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