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Included in the causal basis of the conception of ourselves, depending upon the context in which we refer to our selves, are ( 1 ) all of the aggregates present at the moment we are refer­ ring to o urselves, ( 2 ) these same aggregates, along with previous aggregates in the causal continuum of aggregates of which the present aggregates are a part, and ( 3 ) these same aggregates, along with future aggregates in the causal continuum of aggregates of which the present aggregates are a part. So the causal basis of the conception of myself when I say, "I am writing this sentence, " includes all of my present aggregates, the causal basis when I say, "I wrote this sentence yesterday, " includes both all of my present aggregates plus the aggregates in dependence upon which I referred to myself yesterday, and the causal basis when I say, "I will write another sentence tomorrow, " includes both all of my present aggregates plus the aggregates in dependence upon which I will refer to myself tomorrow.

The aggregates in these collections, he assumes, exist in a beginningless causal continu um perpetuated by the mistaken view of a self. When we conceive ourselves, who are wholes of parts, he believes, we falsely appear to ourselves to be wholes that are identifiable indepen­ dently of our parts and our parts falsely appear to be identifiable in depen­ dence upon the wholes of which they are parts. As a result of assenting to the first false appearance we acquire the false idea of " I, " and as a result of assenting to the second false appearance, we acquire the false idea of "mine .

60 According to the orthodox Vaibha�ika schools, what we normally call bodies are collections of elements that are " substantially real" ( dravyasat) . There are two sorts of elements of bodies; those that are themselves " substance s " (drauya-s ) , which always exist together i n differently configured insepar­ able combinations, and the combinations themselves, of which it is s aid that they cannot be physically or mentally broken down into their constituent substances. In all bodies other than the sense-organs, the most basic configuration of inseparable elements is that s ome, the " primary elements " ( mahabhilta-s ) , provide an underlying support (asraya ) for others, called the " secondary elements " ( bhautika-s ) .

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