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पोग्गलजीवणिबद्धो धम्माधम्मत्थिकायकालड्ढो । वट्टदि आयासे जो लोगो सो सव्वकाले दु 112-361
प्रवचनसार
पुद्गलजीवनिबद्धो धर्माधर्मास्तिकायकालाढ्यः । वर्तते आकाशे यो लोकः स सर्वकाले तु 12-36॥ सामान्यार्थ [ यः ] जो क्षेत्र [ आकाशे ] अनन्त आकाश में [ पुद्गलजीवनिबद्धः ] पुद्गल और जीवकर संयुक्त है और [ धर्माधर्मास्तिकायकालाढ्यः ] धर्मास्तिकाय, अधर्मास्तिकाय और काल इनसे भरा हुआ है [ स तु ] वही क्षेत्र [ सर्वकाले ] अतीत, अनागत, वर्तमान- तीनों कालों में [ लोकः ] 'लोक' ऐसे नाम से कहा जाता है।
The space (ākāśa) is infinite (ananta) and gives room to the souls (jīva) and the matter (pudgala). The medium of motion (dharmāstikāya) 1, the medium of rest (adharmāstikāya), and the time (kāla) permeate this universe-space (lokākāśa). This much of the space is the universe-space (lokākāśa), in the three times—the past, the present and the future.
Explanatory Note: Space (ākāśa) has infinite space-points and it pervades both the universe (lokākāśa) and the non-universe
1 The term 'astikāya' means spatiality or extensive magnitude. The atom or the material point is the unit of space; the spatial point is occupied by the atom (anu). Since the five entities, the soul (jīva), the physical matter (pudgala), the medium of motion (dharma), the medium of rest (adharma), and the space (ākāśa) have existence, these are 'asti' and since these occupy many spatial points, these are ‘kāya', hence the term 'astikāya'. Existence that relates to the space is the 'astikāya'. The time (kāla) has no extension in space, either directly or indirectly. Hence, time (kala) is not an astikāya. Though time (kāla) is a real entity that accounts for changes in other things, it lacks spatial points. It is an entity of monodimensional series, without extensive magnitude.
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