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could be expressed ? In the absence of all these modes, the nonexistence of modification cannot be proved. 13. Q. There should be no modifications as there are flaws bothways due to their separateness form the entities undergoing modifications. It can be asked whether the sprouts are separate from the seeds or nonseperate from them. If they are seperate, the sprouts cannot be the modifications of the seeds. If they are nonseparate, there will be no sprouts as they are non-different from seeds. It is said in a verse that if the seed has modified itself into the sprout, the sprout cannot be different from the seed. But this is not the case. We observe that seed is different from sprout. However, if the seed is different from sprout, it cannot be called sprout. Thus, the existence of modifications cannot be proved logically. A. This is not correct. The question has already been replied earlier in terms of the theory of altogether different class of this case. Therefore, there cannot be the flaws as above. The seed may be different from sprout in some respects and both may be nondifferent in some respects. With respect to modal standpoint, it can be said that the seed is different from sprout as there was no mode of sprouts before their origination from the seed and it has originated afterwards. However, with respect to substantive standpoint, the seed is non-different from the sprout as there is no sprout different from specific class of paddy seed. 14. Q. There should be no modifications as there are flaws both ways due to their positioning or non-positioning in the entities undergoisng modifications. It can be asked when the seed is modified in the form of sprout, what is the position of the seed ? Whether it is positioned in the sprout ? if it is so, it will be contradictory to say when there is the seed, how there could be sprout ? If the seed is not positioned in the sprout, it will mean that seed has not been modified into the sprout. Thus, bothways, modifications cannot be proved.
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