Jaina World of Non Living

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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OM NAMAH SIDDHEBHYAH
(Bowings to the Liberated)
TATIVARTHA-RĀJAVĀRTIKA
(Royal Semi-aphorismic Explanatory on Reals)
by
BHATTA AKALANKA
FIFTH CHAPTER
Now the reality of non-living will be described. It is one of the seven realities like the living etc. coming in succession to the living one. All realities are the objects of right faith. It is now described through the first aphorism in terms of its name and classification. Other realities and their details follow the reality of non-living:
Ajīva-kāyā Dharm-adharma-ākāśa-pudgalāh 5.1
There are four types of non-living bodies - (1) medium of motion (Dharma) (2) medium of rest (Adharma) (3) space (Akāsa) and (4) mattergy (Pudgala). 5.1.
1.
The term 'Ajiva-kaya' represents homologous existence. It means non-living bodies.
Q. How could there be homologous existence? It is due to the relationship between adjective and noun, substantive between the two as per Jainaendra grammar (1.3.12). It can be illustrated by the term blue lotus. If there is transgressional character in this illustration, the same case is here too. The term 'body' (kāya) is applicable with the living ones and the term 'non-living' is applicable with the reality of time. What would be the difficulty if they are taken as hetero-located?
2. A.
There is differentiation in the case of the term royal servant (Rājpuruşa) due to difference between the royalty and his servant. Thus, there
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