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The Jaina world of Non-living
there are many types of infinities - actual, existential, calculational, proper, improper, mathematical and philosophical. 3. Dhavlā 3 mentions ten types of infinities out of which calculational or numerical infinity is important here. This could be defined as an endlessly endless but specific number obtained by exhaustion by finite quantities inexhaustively involving infinite time. Thus, 'infinity' is a specific number like innumerable but much bigger than it in terms of its middle and infinite categories. As with innumerables, it cannot be perceived by common experience but it is perceived by omniscients and clairvoyants. The infinity is expressed by the symbol oo. It has been expressed in canons in many ways. 4. As earlier, it is the middle category of infinity which should always be taken, though specific category has not been mentioned. 5. Mahendra Muni, G.R. Jain and L.C. Jain have shown the calculations leading to the approximate values for different types of infinities indicating impossibility of their calculated values even in these days of supercomputers. 6. The infinity of the Jainas involves all the existent realities and their modes. 7. Vidyānanda has added an important logical discussion on the concept of absolute difference and non-difference between the spacepoints and spacepointed entities like space. It has been proved that there is difference and non-difference between the composite and components in some respects. If they are absolutely non-different, there will be only mono-spacepointal entity which will be an undesirable proposition indicating the non-existence of the composite. If they are absolutely different, it will be difficult to define the spacepoint. If the spacepoints are realities, the space will become a manifold reality which is undesirable for the Vaišesikas as they presume space as an undivided whole reality. It will neither be beginningless nor infinite. If the spacepoints are taken as attributes, it will still be undesirable. The attributes have been assumed to be attributeless and spacepoints have many attributes like combination, division etc. Moreover, the spacepoints cannot be taken as formalised or imaginary. In fact, they are real as they
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