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of which has all the attributes of sugar, sweetness, crystal
Lisation, whiteness, etc There are 6 such groups There is no attribute outside of these 6 groups Every substance has an infinity of attributes in it The full attributes of no substance can be given Attributes are in all the parts and modification of a substance,
1 e, of a group of attributes ryu Samanya-guna, or common attributes are found in all
substances, these are the attributes which are necessary
for the existence of the group as a group These are infinite but 6 are principal aftara 1 Astitva, Isness; Indestructibility, permanence, the
capacity by which substance cannot be destroyed. atera 2 Vastutva, Functionality, capacity by which substance
has a Function gan 3 Dravyatya, Changeability, capacity by which it is al
ways changing its modifications 974a 4 Pramcyatva, Knowability, capacity of being known by
some one or of being the subject-matter of knowledge mga 5 Aguru-laghutva, Individuality, capacity by which
one attribute or substance does not become another, and the substance does not lose its attributes whose grouping
forms the substance itself 1 staera 6 Pradeshatva, Spatiality, capacity of having some kind of form
are common attributes of the aaaa Chetanatva Consciousness class of substance or group of
99 Amurtatva, Immateriality ) attributes, called soul u na Achetanatva, Unconsciousness) are common to space, Wasica Anurtatva, Immateriality motion and rest and time
a Achetanatva, Unconsciousness Festa Murtatva, Materiality
are common to Matter furter Vishesa guna, or special attributes of a particular
substance These are the attributes which distinguish one
group from the others Modifications occur only in attributes Substance and Attribute are distinguishable according to their
name, number, differentia and function, le respectively,
Sanjna, Sankhya, Laksana, Prayojana ) 701, 750, 0, 0 ,) The bottom reality is attributes But always in 6 groups
