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The Jaina world of Non-living
A. This is not correct. Here also, polyviewistic approach is applied. It may be illustrated through the example of soul and its forms. Just as the finger of a person is designated as soul due to its modification in terms of finger sublimb because of the fruition of human longevity-determining and physique-making-karma of limbs and sublimbs like the red hot iron ball, similarly, the fingersoul is called existent with respect to substantivity of beginningless inherential consciousness despite its modification in terms of destruction-cum-subsidence of energy -obstructing karma. This is also existent with respect to its mode as sublimbal finger positioned by mattergic embodiment. Thus, relatively it could be called non-different and positioned. However, it could be called non-existent with respect to its modes of contraction and expansion. Hence, it is different and non-positioned as well..
Similarly, the soul is called seed because of its embodiment as seed due to the fruition of physique-making karma of one-sensed plant-body and (sub-human) longevity-determining karma like red-hot iron. Thus, the seed is the modification of soul. Hence, substantively, this is existent with respect to eternal inherential consciousness. This is also existent modally because of its specific touch, taste, smell and colour modes prescribed for one-sensed paddy class of mattergy. Thus, it could be nondifferent and positioned. It may also be called non-existent with respect to its modifications as seed of mattergic paddy. Thus, it be different and non-positioned. The application of polyviewism does not allow possibility of any absolutist flaws. 15. Q. There can be no modifications as it will involve the possibility of absence of growth. If the seed modifies into sprout, it should have a size of seed only, no bigger than it just like the modification of milk into curd .It is said, if the seed modifies into sprout, how can it be bigger than the seed itself". If the sprout is said to grow due to soil and watery materials, it cannot be said to be the modification of seed.
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