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PAÑCALINGĪPRAKARANAM : 165
Tavvairitto dhamma-dhammāgāsās
hoi
ajīvo vi/ Āgamavihiyā dhammā
dhammāgāso muneyavvā || 84 ||
Tadvyatiriktaḥ dhrmādharmākāśādi
bhavati
ajīvo’pi/ Āgamavihita dharmā
dharmākāśāḥ jñātavyāḥ || 84 ||
Besides the conscious soul, ether, non-ether,
space, etc are there as non-living matter | From the pages of canonical works,
we know their attributes better || 84 || 84. Mentioning the existence of non-living matter, the author says that besides the conscious soul, there are various kinds of non-living substances such as ether (Dharmastikāya or medium of motion), non-ether (medium of rest or Adharma stikāya), space (Ākāśa), time (Kāla), and manifest substance (Pudgala) as well. The qualities and attributes of these nonliving substances are described in the canonical works and for their better understanding they must be learnt from there.
