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The Jaina world of Non-living
12. Q. It is contended that the ultimate causality statement regarding the ultimate atom is based on a certain standpoint. It is opined with respect to the fact that it is not an effect like diatomics etc. caused by the combination or association of ultimate atoms. However, substantively, it is permanent as it does not undergo destruction and origination. A. It is aggreable that the ultimate atom may be the cause for effects like diatomics etc. with respect to the prominence of specific modal aspect while maintaining its permanence substantively. 13. The ultimate atom is partless and it has a single taste, single smell and single colour. It is only the composite objects like specific fruits which have many tastes and peacocks etc. which have many colours and cosmetics etc. which have many smells. The atom is partless and hence it has only single taste etc. 14. The ultimate atom has two non-contradictory touches. There may be one out of the two of hot and cold touches. There may be the another one out of the two contradictory electrical natures of positive and negative type. As the ultimate atom is mono-spacepointed, it cannot have contradictory qualities. (Thus, the ultimate atomes have five qualities in all)
The ultimate atom does not have the touches of heavy, light, hard and soft type as they are properties of the aggregrates. Q. How one can know about the existence of such highly imperceptible ultimate atoms? 15. A. Their existence is known from their effects. The causes are indicated by its effects. It is not possible to have aggregatal effects like body, senses, elements and the like in the absence of ultimate atomic entities. 16. The properties of ultimate atoms can be properly learnt through polyviewistic approach. For example, why an ultimate atom may be the ultimate cause, it may also be the effect. It is the cause to produce aggregates like diatomics etc. It is the effect as it is produced by dissociation of aggregates. It is also an effect because it is substratum of its effecting qualities of different types. The ultimate atom could be the ultimate finest unit as it cannot be divided further. However, it could be
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