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combined. This occurs due to homo-localisation and mutual entry into each others' spacepoints. This mode is not possible among non-mattergic entities like space, soul etc. as they cannot be united into one entity. This could be illustrated by combination of milk and sugar or baked gram flour and water etc. These are examples of physical bonding as the components can be easily separated. However, there could be chemical, biochemical or karmic bondages too. This could be partial or total too.
There are different types of bonding mentioned in the commentary and shown in the table ahead on the next page. This table shows more detailed classification of bondings than the Svetămbara version. However, there is mention of a third variety of bonding of mixed type besides the primary two involving the natural as well as efforted process as in the case of potter making a pot on wheel.
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15. The sub-aphorism 5.24.7 is most important with respect to our current concept about bonding based on opposite electrical natures of bonding entities. This commentary is the second one which mentions that bonding take place due to opposite natures as in electric lightening, Pujyapada of fifth century A.D. was the first to mention this point. Before this, Bhagvati mentioned bonding due to an adhesive between entities. However, the bonding due to electrical nature applies mostly for chemical bonding (lightning etc.). The examples given under different types of bonding in the table are mostly physical bonds. Of course, some examples of chemical bondings are also found in this and some other texts in many references. The most important from the spiritual point of view is the bonding between the living and non-living entities like the karmic and quasi-karmic bonds. If opposite electrical nature is the criteria, one must presume that all factors leading to such bonds must have specific electrical character opposite to the karmic body with which this bond takes place. These two bonds cannot be equated with biochemical or chemical bond which are purely matter-matter bonds.
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