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sub--human category and the denizens of hells. There, we learnt about the misery caused by the karmic bondage and saw that the culmination of the evolution of all life-form is in the form of perfectly pure ultimately emancipated soul liberated from the karmic bondage. These souls reside in the dwelling place of the perfected souls or Siddhaloka. Non-Souls : The Lifeless Üniverse -
Again, the intangible part of the universe composed of all pervading space that extends even beyond the universal boundaries, the static and dynamic inertial forces that neutrally support motion and rest of souls and tangible matter, time that is eternal, that waits for none, that constantly moves ahead never to look back and that is responsible for all change, as well as the tangible matter have received some attention from us in the first chapter. Here, we shall deal with the tangible, concrete and visible ingredient of the universe - Pudgala - in greater detail. Tangible Matter –
Everything in the universe that is visible and experienced through our senses is its tangible material part. It can be seen and experienced because it is formed, has definite shape, size and comes in the form of smallest particle paramāņu to the great aggregate or skandha. Further, the tangible matter can be experienced because of its properties of colour, smell, taste, touch
and shape.
Colour - tangible matter comes in five basic colours and innumerable shades resulting from their combinations. The five basic colours are black, blue, red, yellow and white. Smell – the smells are two – pleasant and unpleasant. Taste – the five kinds of tastes are - bitter, pungent, astringent, sour and sweet.
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