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The Jaina world of Non-living
Q. Mīmānsakas point out that the point of lateral inversion due to clean plane miror is not correct. There is no shadow or image on the surface of the plane miror. The rays arising from the eyes strike the solid plane surface of the miror and return back to the eye and see ones' own mouth etc. A. This is not correct. If this is so, there will be possibility of not observing the lateral inversion which is a fact. Moreever, there is possibility of overextension of the logic. The eye rays should be able to see the mouth etc. after striking with the walls and returning back. Thirdly, the eye-rays from the body are not capable of receiving or seeing the image until associated with the mind. 18. Hotlight (Ātap, heat) is the mattergic transformation characterised by hot light. It is due to the sun etc. 19. Cold light (Udyota, moonlight) is the mattergic transformation characterised by cold light. It is due to the moon, gems, firefly etc. 20 Q. The action or activity should also be numerated here as it is also a mattergic transformation. A. It has not been enumerated here as it has already been implied before in connection with the non-active nature of space, medium of motion and rest. 21. Q. If action in mattergy is implied by the inertness of space, medium of rest and motion as per aphorism 5.6-7, the time may also be said to have characteristics of action as it has also not been included in the corresponding aphorism. A. It is not so as time has not been mentioned in the realities in aphorism 5.1 which are referred to later in the intertness-stating aphorisms 5.6-7. Had the action in time been acceptable, the earlier aphorism should have mentioned time also along with others. Thus, the aphorism should have been 'Dravyāņi Jīvāh, Kālasca'. The aphorism should, thus, have a shortened form with the exclusion of one 'ca' term in aphorism 5.3 and elimination of the aphorism Kālašca' (5.39) altogether. Q. The aphorism 'Kālašca' is meant to indicate the infiniteness of instants of time.
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