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#One substance can give rise to the other, one quality to other quality, but one karma cannot give rise to other karma (samanajatiyanarambhakatwa).
#One substance can give rise to the other, one quality to other quality, but one karma cannot give rise to other karma (samanajatiyanarambhakatwa).
#Karma cannot give rise to a substance (dravyanarambhakatwa).
#Karma cannot give rise to a substance (dravyanarambhakatwa).
#Like substance ([[dravya]]) and quality (]]guna]]), karma too can be classified into classes (pratiniyatajatiyogitwa).
#Like substance ([[dravya]]) and quality ([[guna]]), karma too can be classified into classes (pratiniyatajatiyogitwa).
All these features indicate that the combination or separation of a substance with the other is not possible without karma. Like quality ([[guna]]) is inseparable with the substance (samavayasambandh), there is no existence of karma without the basis of substance. Karma, the cause of combination and separation, is different from these two. Combination and separation are the results of karma.
All these features indicate that the combination or separation of a substance with the other is not possible without karma. Like quality ([[guna]]) is inseparable with the substance (samavayasambandh), there is no existence of karma without the basis of substance. Karma, the cause of combination and separation, is different from these two. Combination and separation are the results of karma.