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TATTVÄRTHA SUTRA
remain constant. Every state continues to give place to another.
कालश्चेत्येके ॥५-३८॥ HIST4|444: 114-3811 5.38: Kälashchetyeke 5.39: So’nantasamayah
(Some say that time is a substance and it is imbibed with infinite Samayas.)
Attributing the belief of time as a substance among some people implies that all of them do not admit it. In general, Digambars consider it as a separate substance. Therefore their version of this sutra is 'Kälascha', which means that time also is a substance. Shwetämbars do not treat it as an independent substance. The substantiality is attributed to it, because it provides the time frame to the activities of Jeev and Pudgal. Both the sects, however, agree that the time is divided into endless number of Samay, which is an infinitesimal part of a second. That has been made explicit in sutra 39.
द्रव्याश्रया निर्गुणा गुणाः ॥५-४०॥ 5.40: Dravyäshrayā Nirgunä Gunäh
(The properties reside within a substance and are themselves without properties.)
The first part of the sutra is simple, but the second part may seem intriguing. How can properties be without properties? This can be explained with the help of an illustration. Saltiness, for instance, is the property of salt, but there cannot be saltiness or any other property within the
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