Thursday, May 19, 2011

how jeev is different from anya dravya?

Aakashm, It is the container of all other substances. It is boundless/infinite. . That portion of space which is occupied by other substances is called loka (cosmos).Loka is finite and is surrounded in all direction by aloka which is inert, empty pure space - a boundless void.
Aakashatikaya is one. It consists of indivisible, inseparable, infinite parts. It is prevading all over the universe and beyond it.. It is beginingless and endless. It is container.

Time is not included in the list of astikayas but is included in the list of six dravyas. Time possesses the characteristic of ‘persistence-through-change’ and is, therefore, a dravya. It is the necessary condition of duration (continuity), change (modification), motion, newness and oldness of substances. Time by itself cannot cause a substance to exist, but continuity of existence implies duration in terms of time.

ADharmastikaya is one. It consists of indivisible, inseparable, innumerable parts. It is prevading all over the universe. They are beginingless and endless. It is medium of rest.

pud meaning combining or fusion and gala meaning dissociation or fission.The characteristic attribute of pudgala is that it possesses the properties which can be perceived by sense-organs viz. colour, smell, taste and touch.

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