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The Jaina world of Non-living
9. Conjunctional motion(Sanyoga) : The motion caused by forceful
conjunction of two objects exemplified by motion of clouds by air,
chariot by elephants and pestle by hand. 10. Natural motion (Svabhāva): The motion due to the inherent nature
of the objects like the motion of air, fire, atoms, salvated beings and astral beings etc. It is observed that the natural motion of air is oblique while it is irregular through use of blower etc. The natural motion of fire is upwards while it is different due to different causes. The nature of motion of atoms is irregular. The motion of the salvated beings is upwards. The motions of astral beings is the
regular encircling of the human world. 23. Q. The aphorism 5.24 has a possessive suffix (suffix Matup) in the end. This suffix is used where there is separation between the objects. For example, we use the words such as 'staffed Devadatta'. Here, the staff and Devadatta are separated objects. Their combination leads to the use of possessive suffix. Similarly, the use of this suffix in this aphorism indicates the sounds etc. are different from mattergic entities. A. This is not correct. There is no rule about the use of this suffix in different objects only. We observe this suffix even in case of nonseparate objects too as in the case of pithed column in trees and in-souled man. 24. However, sounds etc. are sometimes observed as different from mattergy with respect to different modes. They are substantively nondifferent also as mattergy itself is modified in the form of sounds etc. just like hot iron. Q. If touch, taste etc. (4) and sounds etc. (10)- all are modification of mattergy, why the two aphorisms 5.23 and 5.24 have been composed separately ? The two aphorisms should be reduced to one only. 25. A. The separate aphorisms have been composed to indicate that (a) the modifications of touch, taste etc. occur in both-atoms and aggregates while modifications of sounds etc. are observed only in aggregates except in the case of absolute fineness which is observed only in atoms, while relative fineness is observed in aggregates.
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