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[The sixth शातना ? इति । न च धर्मास्तिकायादीनां देशस्तेभ्यो भिन्नः कोऽप्यस्ति, विवक्षामात्रेणैव तस्य मिन्नवस्तुत्वकल्पनात् ॥२४६३॥ D. C.
Ācārya :--Since you quot expressions like “dhammāi dasa vihāi etc., you seem to be a follower of the Holy Writ. If you really believe in the authenticity of its sūtras, you should note that they are in favour of the two categories of jīvas and a-jivas only.
It is said in Sthānānga Sūtra3 that “Duve rāsī paņņattû tam jahá-Jivā ceva, A-jīvā ceva.”
[Only two categories are taught; the category of Jivas and that of A-jīvas. ]
It has also been mentionerl in the Annyogadvāra Satra “ Kaivihā ņam bhante 1 davvā paņņattā ? | Guyamā I duvihā paņnattā, tam jahā-Jiva-davvā ya, A-jīva davvā ya.”
[ Of how many types are the elements, O Lord I known ? O Gautama ! They are of two types-Jivas and A-jivas. ]
It is also said in the Uttarādhyayana Sūtra* that “Jivā ceva A-jīvā ya esa loe viyānie.”
[They (i. e. objects of the Universe) are known as Jivas and A-jivas in this world. ]
We can quote similar instances from other Satras, but there is no reference of the third category of no-jīvas in any part of the Holy Writ. So, if you try to establish its existence, you defy the authority of the Siddhāntas.
The deśas of dharmāstikāya etc. mentioned before, are not different from the bodies of those elements actually. They are merely imagined as different entities for the sake of argument.
3. Vide Sthānanga Satra, Adhyayana 2. Uldeśa 4. Sūtra 95. page 81. (Āgamodaya Samiti edition. )
4. Vide Uttarādhyayana Sūtra, Adhyayana 36 (Jivā-jiva vibhatti) Gâthā 2.
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