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Skandhadeśas; skandh apradeśas and primary atoms. Here skandhās are the agregates of atoms. This class refers to complete motocular constitution. Skandhadeśa is said to be incomplete. But still it is an aggregate. Similarly is skhandhapradeśa. These three are the differences in molecular constitution. That last class refers to the primary atom which is the unit constituting the other three classes. This is explained deeply in the next sixteen gāthās. 4.6. Path of salvation
Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct constitute the path of salvation. In the next half part of the Pancāstikāya the author explains nine padārthās (including seven varieties) and the path of salvation.
Kundakunda recites a very important gāthā to explain the three diamonds (Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct) of Jainism These three are in one Gāthā (verse) -
Sammattam saddahaņam bhāvāṇam tesīmadhīgamo ņāņam! Chārīttam sambhāvo vīsyesu vīrudhamaaggīņań IT
Belief in the real existence or tatvas is the right faith whole knowledge of their real nature without doubt or error is right knowledge. An attitude of neutrality without desire or aversion towards the objects of the external world is the right conduct. These three are found in those who know the path.
Kundakunda explains these three in very deep and spiritual way. He also defines the seven varieties with punya - pāpa (merit and demerit) called nine padārthās.
We can say in short that the Pancāstikāya is a single text of the 1st century AD which deeply explains the Jaina theory of reality.
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