Jaina World of Non Living

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

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The Jaina world of Non-living
ear-ring because of its generality with the gold. Hence, it should be agreed that the term 'golden' here means exclusion of other metals like silver etc. i.e. it is the ring of gold and not or silver etc. Had there been permanent non-difference between them, there could be no name like golden ring
Similarly, in case of the 'body of non-living', the term 'body' means 'spacepoints or pradesās'. The pradešās of the realities of medium of rest and motion etc. will be described later. They are different from each other with some respects like their name and characteristics etc. If they are non-different, the space points of all of them will be nondifferent from each other. Alternatively, as the pradesas are many, the realities of medium of rest and motion may also be many. It is because of this, that the term 'non-living here has been used to exclude other entities. It means -body of non-living and not of the living etc. In case of permanent non-difference, there could be no such designation.
Thus, because of observed differentiation with some respect, hetero-locational position could also be there. Q. There are different names etc. even in the case of non-difference. For example, body of 'Silāputraka' or 'head of Rahu' etc. Now, the body is not different from the body of 'Silāputraka' or 'head' of Rahu, otherwise there would be 'head' only. A. Despite this, a difference is found there with respect to capacity. This is the body of Silāputra who is capable of performing many staunch functions and not of anybody else. There could be difference due to action and intellectualism through words between them. Hence, the adjective has been used for the exclusion of others. It means - body of the Šilāputra and not of men etc., head of Rahu and not of others.
In case of mere non-differential point of view, there could be no exclusion of others. It will have statement like gold of gold or pitcher of pitcher etc. 6. Q. The term 'non-living' indicates 'non-existence' of the living. Thus, the non-living is merely non-existential. A. This view is not correct. The term 'non-existence' means existence of other modes excluding that under consideration. If it is said
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