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their activities. Thus, the mattergy and action will behave as one and no separate designation will be required. A. This postulate is not proper as it leads to commonality between the two. In case of characteristic of non-separation, one feels vhatever is matter, it is also an action and vice-versa. Thus, it is futile to presume a newer entity of inherence. If different entity of inhernce is accepted, there could be no non-separate relationship. 21. Q. If there is non-difference between matter and action, there will be one-ness of the two. However, their mani-ness is observed in different forms such as (a) the reality is permanent and activity is temporary and (b) the reality is causeless and natural while the activity is causal. In case of one-ness of the two, the action may also be causeless and permanent like the reality or the reality should be otherwise. A. This is not correct. The difference between the two could be proved in many respects. The Jainas postulate separateness with respect to some aspects. They do not agree to absolutist one-ness. 22. Q. If mattergy and the living are active, they should be nonpermanent like the burning lamps. A. This argument is inconclusive. It is seen that the atoms, primordial Nature (Praksti) and ego etc. are permanent, though they are active.
The momentarian Buddhists have different arguments for nonpermanence of the living being which do not involve activity. Thus, the relationship between activity and non-permanence is not proved. 23. Moreover, the Jainas agree that the active living beings are nonpermanent with respect to modes. Thus, the argument is not unsatisfactory to the Jainas. 24-25. The living beings etc. cannot be proved absolutely active as we postulate their inactivity with substantive standpoint. This standpoint maintains that all entities are inactive and permanent despite their modal transformations. Under modal prominence, all entities have origination and decay and, hence, they are active and non-permanent. Thus, the nonabsolutists could not be charged with absolutistic flaws.
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