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Spatiality Of Matter –
Asankhyeyāhā pradeśā dharmadharmayoḥ || 7 || Jivasya ca || 8 ||
• Akāśasyānantāḥ || 9 ||
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Sankhyeyaasarkhyeyāśca pudgalānām || 10 ||
• Nāno || 11 ||
Dharmastikāya and Adharmāstikāya occupy innumerable space-units.
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TATTVARTHA SŪTRA: INANIMATE MATTER : 75
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Jīva (Animate matter), too, does so.
The Akāśastikaya or Space-body has infinite spatiality i.e. it extends to infinite space-units.
Pudgalāstikāya or tangible matter occupies numerable, innumerable or infinite space-units
Spatial Positions Of Different Kinds Of Matter -
Lokākāśe vagāhaḥ || 12 |||
The (resident)14 matter resides within the Lokākāśa or universalspace1. (12)
Anu (infinitesimally small, indivisible particle of matter) does not occupy space i.e. it is non-spatial13. (7-11)
13 Any matter that exists has to occupy some space small or large. However, an Anu is such an infinitesimally small, minutest particle of matter that in prctice it can be averred as not to occupy any significant space.
Accomodating and Resident.
Matter is of two types Ākāśa or space-matter, with its infinite expanse, provides accomodation to all other forms of matter and is therfore, accomodating matter. Other matters Dharma, Adharma, Pudgala and Jīva find accomodation or reside within (a part of) Ākāśa and are, therefore, resident matters,
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