The document discusses the classification and understanding of 'tama' in relation to various elements, asserting that it is an independent dravya due to its unique attributes and actions. It argues against including tama in other categories such as pṛthvi, jala, tejas, väyu, and akāśa, citing the absence of certain defining characteristics. The document highlights the debate among scholars regarding the status of tama, with some rejecting its categorization as a dravya due to the lack of intrinsic properties.

1. Date
Dravya Vijñāna -Refutation of Tamas as
Dravya
DrSakshi_Bhardwaj NIA,Jaipur Dept:Maulik Siddhanata
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2. Concept and description
✤ The attribute Nilatwa and the action Calatwa are present inTama. As Tama
has the above said Guna and Karma, it is an independent Dravya.
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3. Concept and description
✤ 1. It can not be included in Pṛthvi as Gandha and Sparsa are present in
Prthvi.
✤ 2. It can not be included in Jala as Rasa šita sparsa sukla Rūpa are present in
Jala bhūta.
✤ 3. It can not be included in tejas as the Usna Sparsa, bhaswara swarupa are
present in tejas.
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4. Concept and description
✤ 4. As the attributes ever mobility, Sparsa are not available in Tamsa, it can
not be included in Väyu bhūta.
✤ 5. As Akāśa is a rūpahina Dravya, as rupa does not exist in Akāśa it can not
be included in Akasa.
✤ 6. It can not be included in Atma, Mana and Käla as the above are rūpa hina
Dravyas.
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5. Concept and description
✤ Some Acaryas opine that Tamas is an independent Dravya with
significance.
✤ But some acaryas refuted (or contradicted) the above view and did not
accept Tama as additional Dravya.
✤ They say that as dravyatwa is absent in Tama, it can not be a Dravya.
Absence of lighting only is Tama. It is not reasonable that absence of Tama
is lighting. Prakasa is the form of Teja. Teja s perceivable through
cakṣurindriya and twagindriya. The ac tions of Teja, i.c. Dahana and pacana
are perceivable through di rect perception. Tama is perceivable only
through cakṣurindriya.
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6. Concept and description
✤ The attribute Nilatwa and the action Calatwa are present inTama. As Tama
has the above said Guna and Karma, it is an independent Dravya.
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7. “THANK YOU”
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