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The Jaina world of Non-living
A. This is not correct. The space is the substratum for the existence of realities. It can not be existence itself. It may be illustrated by the fact that rice-grains put in a vessel are cooked with the help of fire. Here it is not the vessel, (which is container for rice-grains) which cooks the rice. It is only the fire as cooking agent. Similarly, the space can not create existence of realities, it serves only as a substratum. It is time which causes the existence of realities.
9. Q. Let there be existence itself as the cause of continued existence. It commonly exists in all realities.
A. This is not correct. The existence itself functions due to time. Thus, time must be different from general existence.
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The mode, modification or transformation (Pariņāma) is the natural or non-natural change involving destruction of earlier mode and origination of particular present mode of the living or non-living reality with primary reference to modal standpoint with non-deviating substantive character.
The non-natural modification is the modal change in mattergy (without motion). The natural modification is transformation irrespective of non-natural cause.
The modifications have two varieties: (i) beinningless and (ii) beginningful. The beginningless modification is represented by (a) configuration of the universe and (b) shape and size of the Meru mountain etc. The beginningful modification has two varieties (1) non-natural and (2) natural. The volitions like subsidental etc. of the living beings due to karmic subsidence etc. are called natural modifications as they are developed or modified due to preceptor's sermons etc. Similarly, the modifications in term of shape of pot etc. from non-living clay etc. is termed as non-natural one. The modifications like rainbow, clouds etc. are natural. Similarly, the different modifications of other realities, like medium of motion etc. may also be illustrated.
11. Q. There can be no modifications as functions of time as there are logical flaws bothways in proving their existence and
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