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The Jaina world of Non-living
9-10. The diatomic etc. aggregates have a variable occupancy of spacepoints. They may occupy as many spacepoints as the number of atoms contained in them. However, they may also occupy lesser number of spacepoints depending upon the compactness of atoms in the aggregates. This means that aggregates may have variable sizes. A similar statement may be made in case of occupancy of components on the division of aggregates. This is aggreable to the scientists also. 11. The word 'atom' in this text should be understood as 'ultimate' or 'apparent' atom as per context. 12. Thānam, Bhagavati, ADS, Triloka-prajnapti and many other texts have used the term 'Parmāņu' or Parmāņu pudgala' is place of 'anu' used here. It is not clear why the aphorist has prefered the term 'anu' in 5.11 and 5.25 despite earlier tradition of use of different terms in this regard. However, the aphorist's term 'anu' means 'paramāņu' or parmāņu pudgala' (ultimate or apparent atom) as is clear by the use of these terms in the commentaries of these aphorisms.
It is enquired whether the atoms and aggregates are eternal or non-eternal. It is postulated that they are non-eternal and produced by various methods. The next aphorism indicates the methods by which the aggregates are produced :
Bheda-Sanghätabhyām Utpadyante 5.26
The aggregates are produced by the methods of dissociation, association and association-cum-dissociation 5.26. 1. Dissociation is defined as the cleavage or division of aggregates bonded due to internal and external causes. 2. Association or combination is the unification, bonding or jointing of discrete entities. 3 Q. As there are two processes, there should be a dual numberending in the aphorism here. A. The plural number-ending indicates a specific meaning of the aphorism. It indicates that there are not only two processes to produce aggregates, but there is a third process too - a mixed process of the two single processes, i.e. dissociation-cum-association.
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