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substantivity aspect becomes non-prominent and the earthy mass is called non-permanent as the mode of earthy mass is temporary.
If an entity is taken only substantively, there will be loss of ways of the world as there is no entity devoid of modes. Similarly, if only modal standpoint is accepted, still there will be loss of the ways of world as there could be no reality without substantivity. When both of these aspects are joined together, they will be capable of smooth worldly dealings, as the entities have been proved to have dual nature.
Thus, the existence and permanence are proved on the basis of aspectal prominence and non-prominence. Supplementary Notes
The commentary deals with the following points: Any object or reality has infinite attributes.
The terms used in the aphorism indicate the primariness (or prominence) or otherwise of the intended object or its property. (c) The existence of seemingly contradictory properties like continuity and changeability, eternality and non-eternality, difference and non-difference etc. in any object of knowledge can be proved on the basis of our intention- primary or secondary.
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(b)
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(d) The statement has been illustrated with a common example like the earth and the earthen pot. It is permanent with respect to primarily substantive earth while it is non-permanent primarily with respect to its changing modes like earthen pot etc.
(e) There will be loss of the ways of the world if intentioned treatment it not kept in view. They are possible only under the concept of aspectal duet.
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Vidyananda adds an inference in support of the above criterionthere is no contrariness in possession of contrary attributes by an object as they can be proved by relating them with primary or secondary character like the different standpoints.
3. The contradictory statements may seem to be appropriate when they are looked from the point of their partial or total character.
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In fact, the nature of any object is neither absolute permanence nor changeability but it is a different class by itself. It has an aspect-based
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