Jaina World of Non Living

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

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The Jaina world of Non-living
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These and other points lead us to prove difference between realities and their attributes in some respects. This justifies the use of possessive suffix in the aphorism 5.5. 6. Moreover, it is observed in many cases that even the nonseparate entities are designated by using similar suffixes as exemplified by the words 'soul with soulness' or 'tree with pith' etc. There is no soul different from soulness or any tree different from pith. Still we find such types of differentiating designations. 7. The plural word 'Pudgalāh' (mattergies) has been used to indicate different varieties of mattergy in terms of atoms and aggregates. They will be described later in detail. Supplementary Notes
The commentary deals with the following points : (a) Selection of the meaning of 'form' from the sevenfold meaning of
word 'Rūpa' in the aphorism which involves colour and shapeboth. The word 'form' also means an eye-perceptible quality invariably associated with taste etc. The grammatical point regarding justification of possessive case and plural number in the aphorism. The justification of differential and non-differential characteristics of attributes and the attributed on the basis of substantive and modal standpoints.
This aphorism does not only indicate the contrastingly dis-similar property of mattergicity of the mattergies, but it also characterises them through the term 'form'. 3. Kundakunda has mentioned in his text about what could be the categories of the entities to be included in the reality of mattergy. He points out that the following could serve as a basic list : (a) All sense-perceptible objects
Sense organs themselves Different kinds of bodies of living and non-living beings. Mind (physical) or brain Karmas (physical) and neo-karmas
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