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The Jaina world of Non-living
Supporting inference : The atom is multi-spacepointal because it is a reality like space, soul and pot etc. This inference has a two-fold fallacy : (a) It has a transgressional fallacy with the reality of time (reality without multi-spacepoints) and sound (Mīmānsakas postulate their reality without spacepoints). (b) It has a fallacy of contrariety because the reason of reality proves the fact to be otherwise. Counter-inference : (i) The earthen-pot etc. are made up of ultimate constituents by their terminal division as there will, otherwise, be no divisibility in them. The terminal constituent is called the atom. (ii) The eight-spacepointal atom is divisible as it is multi-constituental along with materiality like the earthen-pot etc. The divisibility terminates at indivisible mono-spacepointal character of the atom.
Moreover, if the atoms are supposed to be multi-spacepointal or eight-spacepointal, one will not have the apprehension of the aggregates. If the atoms combine totally, the aggregates will turnout to be atomic in size. If the atoms combine partially, it will lead to infinite regression. Thus, it must be a third type of combination of atoms which will avoid the above flaws. And this mode will be the Jaina postulated mode through the property of opposite electrical nature of atoms. 11. It may be added here that the mono-spacepointality or nonexistence of many-spacepointality of the (ideal) Jainian atoms should be taken with respect to substantive standpoint. It cannot be taken with respect to modal standpoint as it has been postulated to have its modes through different colours, tastes etc. Thus, a mono-spacepointal atom has manifold modal modificational spacepoints. 12. There is no difference between the spacepoints of atoms or any other reality with respect to their locational occupancy. However, they differ from each other with respect to their separability from the composite realities as pointed out in note 5.10.10.
Where are the realities located? The next aphorism is intended to indicate the substratum of realities like the medium of motion etc.
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