Book Title: Mahavira and his Teaching
Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti
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HOW IT WORKS
They are existence, functionality, changeability, knowability, individuality and speciality. These are permanently maintained in all the six substances by the common stationary wave motion in the following manner.
Imperceptible rhythmic rising and decaying of the wave crests of this stationary wave motion that are repeating ceaselessly every moment in the parts of the substance itself, produce appearance of a new shape with the simultaneous disappearance of the old shape and the substance persists flowing through these continuous modal changes. In this way the trinity unity that is necessary for the substance to remain useful and be in existence is fulfilled.
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This stationary wave activity itself forms as a function of the substance. This is functionality.
Substance like liquid flows through all modifications decided by this inherent and ceaseless momentary stationary wave motion. This ever modifying nature is changeability.
This common stationary wave motion happening in all the substances and objects impart all information concerning them to all types of energy waves that contact or pass through them. The soul that tune in these energy waves convert their signals into perception and knowledge of the respective substances and objects. This manifesting or exhibiting nature of the substance is knowability.
This ever natural unceasing wave activity safeguards the substance and its several attributes from modifying into any other substance or attribute. This safeguarding nature is called individuality.
This stationary wave motion backed by perpetual energy of the substances endows the substance with the requisite capacity to occupy the necessary area of space equal to its extension. This pervading capacity is spaciality.
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Common Attributes: Jaina terms: Astitva, Vastutva, Dravyatva, Prameyatva, Agurulaghutva and Pradeśatva.
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