Study of Tattvarthasutra with Bhasya

Author(s): Suzuko Ohira
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Sec. 3. SOME PROBLEMS IN THE 7.5.
Combination
Division Number of Number of atoms in
Number Mode of loose atoms one composite
Jivisions reduction
1 + 1 1 + 2 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 3; 2 + 2 1 + 1 + 2 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 1 + 4; 2 + 3 1 + 1 + 3; 1 + 2 + 2 1 + 1 + 1 + 2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 (Likewise up to the cases of sankhyeya, asankhyeya and ananta atoms.)
From the point of inquiry by kşetra, the Bhagavati 5.7.214 discusses that an atom has no half, no middle and no prades, that a composite of two atoms along with even numbered atoms has no middle but has balves and pradeśas, that a composite of three atoms along with odd numbered atoms has no half but has middle and pradeśas, and that a composite of sankhyeya through ananta atoms bas prads sis but may or may not have halves and middle. Thus a concept is deduced that an atom (one pradesin) tas no part, no parts, but has a whole, and that a composite of two atoms (two pradesin) has no parts, but has a part and a whole, and that a composite of three atoms onwards (three pradesin onwards) has a part, parts and a whole. And the Bhagavati 5.7.215 tries to show how the nine possible types of combination of pradesins (e. g., 1 pradesin + 1 pradesin) exbibit what kind or kinds of the mode of spatial combination considered in the nine possible ways (e. g., 'part + part' meaning 'by a part, a part is touched,' and 'part + parts' meaning 'by a part, parts are touched.'X indicates the occurrence of combination. pt-part, pts-parts, and w-whole) as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
pt+pt pt+pts pt+w pts+pt pts+pts prstw w+pt w+pts w+w 1 1 + 1 2 1 + 2 3 i + 3 up
to ananta 4 2 + 1 5 2 + 2 6 2 + 3 up
to ananta 7 3 + 1 8 3 + 2 9 3 + 3 up
to ananta
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