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The Jaina world of Non-living
Supplementary Notes 1. The following points have been detailed in this commentary : (a) All the realities are accommodated in the occupied or cosmic space with respect to the empirical view. However, they are selfaccommodating from the actualistic and idealistic standpoint. (b) There is a two-point logical support for spatial occupancy of the realities. (c) It is, once again, proved that substratum-substrate relationship could also be observed in entities even non-separable with repect to time as in the case of colour in cloth or hand in body (d) There are four definitions of the term 'loka' (occupied universe or space) : (i) The loka is an entity where fruits of merit and demerit are observed. (ii) The 'loka' is an entity which observes or acquires different objects and objectives. (iii) The 'loka' is an entity which is directly perceived by the infinite knower-omniscient. It involves the living and non-living entities. (iv) The 'loka' is a place where different entities and realities are observed. It is a substratum for all entities including itself.
All these meanings are based on the Sanskrta root 'loka' (to observe) through its subjective, objective and abstractive forms. 2. The occupied space occupancy of the realities may be (i) eternal and (ii) non-eternal. The realities of medium of motion and rest have only eternal occupancy. However, the realities of living and mattergy may also have a non-eternal occupancy. 3. All the non-pervasive entities occupy a pervasive space or substratum. If the realities are assumed to be absolutely selfaccommodating, there will be possibility of loss of substratum-substrate relationship. 4. It may be noted that while the earlier aphorism 5.11 has primarily idealistic approach, this aphorism has primarily realistic or empirical approach. Thus, the aphorist has utilised different point of
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