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Common Attributes is a technical term in Jainism. As per Jain Cosmology, Universe is made up of Principles or Substances that are infinite in number but six by categories. All Principles or Substances have Attributes that pervade in the entire Principle. In other words, Attributes have exactly same extent(volume) as the Substance. In addition to occupying same space as the Substance, Attributes stay in the Substance at all the time without any exception. "Common Attributes" are those attributes that are common among all the six categories of Principles.

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Presence of "Common Attributes" doesn't mean all individual Substances somehow lose their individual identities and acquire one singular identity. Each individual substance continues to maintain its individual identity. Identity of common attribute is identical with the identity of the substance in which it resides.

There are infinite number of "Common Attributes", but following six are important ones:

• Astitva (Indestructability)
• Vastutva (Functionality)
• Dravyatva (Changability)
• Praveyatva (Knowability)
• Agurulaghutva (Inviolable Individuality)
• Pradeshtva (Spatiality)

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