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The Jaina world of Non-living
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12. The term 'mattergy' (Pudgala) has basically two varieties- (i) substantive and (ii) modal. The modal variety is the current form of transformed mattergy while the substantive variety is the basic entity in which transformations take place or from which new forms are made. Golden bangles and gold are illustrative examples.
After describing the general characteristics of material mattergic reality, the next aphorism mentions to learn about their other particulars or modifications : Sabdā-bandha-saukṣmya-Sthaulya-Sansthāna-bhedā-tamas
chāyātapa-udyota-vantas-ca 5.24 The mattergic substances possess the forms of (i) sound (ii) combination (iii) fineness (iv) grossness (v) configuration (vi) division (vii) darkness (viii) shadow or images (ix) heat or hotlight (x) cold light and many others. 5.24 1. The terms sounds etc. have appropriate meanings. They should be taken here as expressed under coupling compound (addition) with possessive case in the end. (These terms may have three forms of meanings with respect to different grammatical cases - subjective, instrumental and abstract). They are given below : (i) Sound is (a) that which tells the meaning, (b) that by which the meaning is known or (c) meaning itself. (ii) Combination is (a) that which binds together, (b) that by which binding or aggregation takes place or (c) binding itself. (iii) Fineness is the mode or action of being fine. The fine is (a) that which indicates by gesture or effect, (b) that which is indicated by gesture or (c) indication itself. (iv) Grossness is the mode or action of being gross. The gross is (i) that which grows large, (b) that by which largeness is attained or (c) largeness itself. (v) Configuration is (a) that which gets shape, (b) that by which shape is formed or (c) shape itself. (vi) Division is (a) that which splits or dissociates, (b) that by which splitting takes place or (c) splitting itself.
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