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internal thing in Jaina philosophy. It only says that those things that can be perceived by the mind only, are called internal; while those things that can be perceived by outward senses are called external. According to this definition, even matter can be said to be internal, while even the soul can be said to be external. Those Karmic and other atoms that are not the objects of external senses are necessarily internal; while though the soul is subtle, its activities being perceived by the outward senses through matter, it becomes corporal and, as such, is external also. 50.
SANMATI-TARKA
What, then, is the standpoint of each Naya with reference to the soul and matter? this is explained in the following verses :—
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दव्वट्ठियरस या बंधइ कम्मं फलं च वेएइ | बीयरस भावमेतं ण कुरणइ ण य कोइ वेएइ ॥ ५१ ॥ दव्वट्टियस्स जो चेव कुरणइ सो चेव वेयए शियमा । अरणो करेइ अरणो परिभुंजइ पज्जवरणयस्स ।। ५२ ।। (51) According to the standpoint of Dravyastikanaya the soul does exist and therefore it is bound by Karma and gets the fruit of this bondage of Karma. According to Paryayastika on the other hand, there is nothing except creation. Neither, therefore, is anything bound or gets fruit of the bondage.
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