Arthakriyakaritva

 It appears that a thing or a phenomenon may be defined from the Buddhist point of view as being the combination of diverse characteristics (Footnote ref 258).

What we call a thing is but a conglomeration of diverse characteristics which are found to affect, determine or influence other conglomerations appearing as sentient or as inanimate bodies.

So long as the characteristics forming the elements of any conglomeration remain perfectly the same, the conglomeration may be said to be the same. As soon as any of these characteristics is supplanted by any other new characteristic, the conglomeration is to be called a new one.

Existence or being of things means the work that any conglomeration does or the influence that it exerts on other conglomerations. This in Sanskrit is called arthakriyakaritva which literally translated means–the power of performing actions and purposes of some kind [Footnote ref 260].

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