Jaina World of Non Living

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

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The Jaina world of Non-living
A. This is not so. It has been said later in aphorism 5.4 that the reallities are eternal, and fixed numerically. This proves their nondeviation from the nature of extensive bodyness. 15. Q. If it is so, there should be no inclusion of the term 'body' in the aphorism 5.1. What is its utility ? A. The term 'body' suggests that all the five extensive bodies consist of many space points as their constituents. It is only on this basis that innumerability of their space points can be proved. Any statement must have corresponding affirmation. 16. The term 'addhā' is grammatically indeclinable. It means time. It will be described later. The term 'body' here indicates that time does not have many space points. Just as the atom is uni-space-pointed and, hence. it does not have two, three etc. space points, it is called non-spacepointed. Similarly, the reality of time is also non-space-pointed due to its uni-space-pointedness. 17. The names of different realities (like Dharma etc.) should be taken as conventional. They are based on the instructions of the Enlightened ones which are eternal. They have coined these terms with their special meanings on account of their excellence in knowledge and conation. They should be taken as conventional. This is a specific Jaina terrminology. 18. Alternatively, the names of these realities may be taken due to their activity or functions which are described below. 19. The medium of motion (Dharma) is so called as it helps motion of the living and mattergy which have a nature of self-moving. 20. The medium of rest (Ahdrama) is just the opposite in function to that of the medium of motion. 21. Space is an entity where all realities are accommodated and it is itself accommodated. 22. Alternatively, the term 'Ākāša (space) is a grammatically indeclinable word which has a meaning as an agent giving accommodation to all the realities.
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