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The Jaina world of Non-living
refine space as it is non-mattergic, it is the quality of different reality and it is non-related with space. Similarly, no refinement can be done in the soul as it is different from body, permanent and non-composite. It can also not earn the fruits of refinements. Similarly, the part of the body can also not be refined because the vital force is the property of a separate entity and it has no relationship with the body.
Moreover, the sense of hearing should be accepted as mattergic as it is wounded by mattergic bodies like nails etc. and cured by similar objects like oil etc. Further, the contention that the strike between tactile bodies does not produce sounds - is a proof for their mattergic nature as no non-mattergic entity can be struck by mattergic bodies. Thus, the sound obstructions are also proved as the Jainas agree to the strike between tactile bodies.
19. Secondly, we observe that stars are mattergic because of their overpowering by the sunlight. Similarly, the sounds are mattergic as the high sounds of tiger, elephants and drums etc. overpower the sounds of small birds etc. Moreover, the strikes in bronze vases create other sounds. Echoes are produced due to sound-strikes with solid rocks of the mountains.
Q.
The non-mattergics have also overpowering capacity as in the case of overpowering of sensory knowledge by mattergic alcohols etc.
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It is presumed that knowledge is destructive-cum-subsidential and depends on the mattergic senses. Hence it is mattergic. Otherwise, it could not be overpowered like the space. Thus, the sound is a mattergic mode.
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Mind also has two varieties- physical and psychical. Both of them are mattergic as they are composed of mattergies. The psychical mind is characterised by the capacitative and functional consciousness. It is mattergic as it is assisted and supported by mattergy. The physical mind is also mattergic because it is the mattergies which are transformed into mind associated with special power owing to destruction-cumsubsidence of energy-obstructing and knowledge-obscuring karma and physique-making karma of limbs and sublimbs and assisting the living
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