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substance, no substance can disturb or alter the modifications of any other substance, i.e., it can rot help, assist, influence, motivate, excite or neutralise the other.
From the above discussion it follows that in the scriptures (deontology) whatsoever is mentioned about doing anything of others or for others, it being similar to the example of a jar of Ghee, is the statement of 'Vyavahara' (conventional) point of view and hence it is not realistic dictation.
By having such right understanding, the right effort (in the direction) of introversion starts and this is the real right benefit.
Q. 120. Define “Syadvada"
“Syadvad" is the style of narration (i.e., principle of conditional predication) which helps in understanding the multifarious nature of the substance.
Literally, “Syad” means some what somehow, from particular point of view, that which is partially true and “Vad" means predication or description. “Syadvad" is the predicater (describer) of
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