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(5) Sūkṣma-The objects belong to this category cannot be experienced by the senses e. g., Manovargaṇā (atoms of mental structure), etc. They are called Acākṣuṣa skandha.
(6) Sūkṣma-sükṣma-The minutest paramāņu is the subtlest form of atom.
That part of matter which is the aggregate of paramāņus due to the combination and disintegration is unaccessible to sense experience. If the aggregate of atoms becomes bigger and coarse (sthula) then the aggregate becomes accessible to sense-experience. The combination and disintegration of atoms is considered to be the coming-together of atoms and separation. The degree of the combinations so as to enable the aggregate to be coarser and coarsest will make the aggregate accessible to sense-experience.
THREE TYPES OF PUDGALA (MATTER)
Pudgala (matter) can be considered into three types on the basis of the distinctions on the types of combinations of paramāņus.1 1. Prayoga parinata--The collection of atoms processed by the jiva in the formation of the body is called prayoga-pariṇata-senseorgans, body, blood, flesh, etc.
2. Miśra pariņata-In this, the atoms are brought together by the jiva and they are again discharged, e.g., nails which are cut, hair, cough and excretion etc.,
3. Visrasā pariņata-In this, we find aggregate of atoms without the help of the jiva. The atoms come together by themselves, e. g., rainbow, clouds, etc.,
ORIGINATION, CHANGE & PERMANENCE IN MATTER
Matter is both permanent and impermanent.2 From the point of view of substance, it is permanent and from the point of view of modifications, it is impermanent. From the point of view of substance, a thing is permanent because the atoms that form the aggregate are permanent, although the objects that are formed due to the combination of atoms change their nature and structure, and as
1. Bhagavati, 8, 1, 1.
2. Bhagavati, 14, 4.
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