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Pariņāmavāda in the Agamas
by an infinite number of atoms and molecular aggregates.2 6
Dbammatthikāe and Ahammatthikāe Both these substances are, from the standpoint of substance, one, from that of ‘khetta', co-extensive with the Logāgāsa, from
It of time, eternal and from that of bhāva, devoid of colour. taste. smell and touch.27 The function of Dhammatthikae is to be the efficient cause in soul's all dynamic bhavas, such as gamanā. gamana (going and coming), speech, unmesa (act of opening the eyes), vibratory activity through mind, speech and body (FTTTT) and similar others signifying motion2s as also in Poggala's motion. That is why Dhammatthikāe is called 'gamana-gune'. Adhammatthikāe on the other hand is thāņa-guņe' in as much as it is the efficient cause of all the static bhavas of Jiva, like sitting, standing, sleeping, steading the mind etc. as well as of Poggala.:9 It may be noted here in passing that nowhere do we find, in the Agamas, specific mention of the Pariņāmas of these as in the case of Jiva and Poggala. Of the different Ajiva-pariņāmas mentioned in the Parinama-pada (ch. 13) of Pannavana noted above only one, viz., 'agurulahuya' is applicable to these two.
26. 'परमाणुपोग्गला णं भंते ! किं संखेज्जा असंखेज्जा अणंता ?' 'गोयमा !
नो संखेज्जा नो असंखेज्जा अणंता, एवं जाव अणंतपएसिया खंधा ।' 'एगपएसोगाढा णं भंते ! पोग्गला किं संखेज्जा असंखेज्जा अणंता ?'
‘एवं चेव ...... एवं जाव असंखेज्जपएसोगाढा ।' Bh. Si. 25.4.740 27. Ut. Si. 2.10.116 28. 'धम्मत्थिकाए णं भंते ! जीवाणं किं पवत्तति ?' 'गोयमा ! धम्मत्थिकाएणं
जीवाणं आगमणगमण भासुम्मेसमणजोगा वइजोगा कायजोगा जे यावन्ने तहप्पगारा चला भावा सव्वे ते धम्मत्थिकाएणं पवत्त ति, गइलकखणे णं
धम्मत्थिकाए।' Bh. Su. 13:4.481 29. 'अहम्मत्थिकाएणं जीवाणं किं पवत्तति ?' 'गोयमा ! अहम्मत्यिकाएणं
जीवाणं ठाणनिसीयणतुयट्टण मणस्स य एगत्तीभावकरणता जे यावन्ने थिरा भावा सव्वे ते अहम्मत्थिकाए पवत्तंति, ठाणलक्खणे णं अहम्मत्यिकाए ।' Bh. Su. 13.4.481
