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The Jaina world of Non-living
A. This is not correct. This could have been done by a single aphorism like 'Ēkašasya Anantāh Kālasya 'ca' (the spacepoints of space are infinite. The spacepoints of time instants are also infinite). As this shortening process has not been applied, it indicates that time has no characteristics of action.
However, this inertness should be taken with respect to physical actions of movements or vibrations. It should not be taken with respect to existence etc. which are modal actions. Thus, the reality of time may be active with respect to its substantivity due to eternally inherent properties of existence etc. It may be inert with respect to the capacity of translational motion. 22. The activity or action has ten varieties as illustrated below : 1. Efforted action (Prayoga): The motion of arrow, wheel etc. due to
human effort. 2. Bond-releasing action : The motion of ebony seed of castor and
tendu etc. 3. Divisional action (Cheda) : The production and motion of sound
due to combination and division of mattergy as in conch, drum and
ringing bells etc. 4. Collisional action (Abhighāta) : The motion due to collision
between two or more mattergic objects like metal ball, green wood
etc. 5. Dipping action (Avagāha) : The motion caused due to partial or
total dipping of an object in other medium exemplified by motion of
ship in water. 6. Gravitational action (Gurugati): The motion caused by the
property of gravity exemplified by the downfall of stones and iron
balls to the ground. 7. Light-nessal action (Laghugati) : The motion due to lightness of
the objects exemplified by the upward motions of cotton, hollow
gourd etc. 8. Diffusional or transmissional action (Sancāra) : The motion
caused due to transmission of fine materials of matter due to diffusion etc. as the smelling motion of alcohol and vinegar etc.
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