History and Doctrines of the Ajivikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c24.s1.30
History and Doctrines of the Ājīvikas: A Vanished Indian Religion c24.s1.30
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c24.s1.30
The four material elements are said to have characteristic properties and tendencies. Earth is hard, and has a downward tendency; water is cold, and has a similar tendency to descend and find its level upon earth; fire burns and moves upwards; while air has the attribute of motion in a horizontal direction.⁴