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The Jaina world of Non-living
(a) The living beings (or souls) occupy the space varying between a minimum of innumerableth part to the maximum of whole of the occupied space. This universe has innumerable spacepoints and, hence, innumerable or even infinite living beings can be accommodated there. (b) The innumerable quantity has innumerable parts each representing a spacepoint. Even this single part has innumerablity as in the case of other parts. This will lead to equal occupancy or size of all living beings. This point is refuted by pointing out that an innumerable quantity has alternatives or varieties which will specify the different
occupancy.
(c) The living beings are infinite-times-infinite in number. They are accommodated in innumerable spacepoint due to their fine and gross varieties. The fine bodies are obstructionless and they can be accommodated easily in the occupied space. The embodied soul with its karmic and luminous bodies also seems to be obstructionless as it passes away through the obstructing walls of the houses at physical death. 2. This aphorism concludes the spacepoint occupancy of five different realities. However, occupancy of time reality has not been mentioned. Vidyānanda and Bhāskarnandi point out that its occupancy should be taken by implication that the time atoms occupy the spatial spacepoints on the basis of one-to-one occupancy. This is an additional point to this commentary.
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The living entities occupy variable spacepoints (immumerableth part to innumerable spacepoints). This suggests the variable sizes of the living souls. Some systems have atomic, pervasive or intermediate sizes. Its location is also stated to be in brain, heart or head. The Jainas postulate that :
(a) The embodied soul has size equal to its embodiment. It grows from a minimal size at conception to a maximum size at mature age. The process of extrication through yogic or meditational practices proves its expansion capacity. This size-variability is a common observation. However, the living souls may have spacepointal similarity.
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