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The Jaina world of Non-living
postulates by other systems. The earth and water etc. also are special causes rather than general ones. (e) The attributes of motion and rest can also not be attributed to mystical forces like 'Adịşta' or 'Apūrva' because they cannot cause motion in the mattergic entities which are non-living while these are the qualities of the living. (f) The realities of medium of rest and motion cannot be said to be non-existing as (i) they are not seen or (ii) they are mutually obstructing due to their equi-potentiality or (iii) they are non-mattergic. It will involve many undesirable consequences such as (i) non-existence of our elders, ford-builders, distant lands etc. (li) possibility of contradiction with postulates of non-mattergic elements in the world by other systems, (iii) the postulate of Sānkhyan or Buddhist non-mattergic entities serving the world will not be possible, (iv) possibility of their being active forces rather than neutral ones. Moreover, the common man may not see them, but omniscients have perceived them. The, scriptures and inference also prove their existence. 2. This aphorism indicates that the medium of rest and motion have two types of functions- general and special. The general function is to support the living and mattergic entities. The special function is to render neutral support in their rest and motion. These functions are proved by the following inference:
"The simultaneous motion and rest of all the living beings and mattergies occur due to two separate pervasive realities as they cannot occur otherwise. The earth etc. cause them in order, and that not also in all entities capable of motion and rest." It is only the pervasive and non-mattergic entities which could serve as neutral medium. The non-pervasive entities cannot serve these effects for all entities. 3. Vidyānanda has an additional point to refute the space as agency for rest and motion. He says that besides the loss of distinction between cosmic and non-cosmic space, it will also involve the loss of concept of finite universe and its specific shape.
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