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Chapter 10 - Sutra 7
397 The conduct (charitra) is not achieved through present perception (vartamāna-dṛṣṭi). The past perception (bhūtadṛṣṭi) that is attained in the end is achieved through the well-known conduct (yathākhyāta charitra). And before that, conduct is attained through three, four, or five. The three are samāyika, sūkṣma-samparāya, and yathākhyāta; these three, samāyika, parihāra-viśuddhi, sūkṣma-samparāya, and yathākhyāta. These four, as well as samāyika, cheda-upasthā, parihāra-viśuddhi, sūkṣma-samparāya, and yathākhyāta, are five to understand conduct. - Prabhudhit means the fully awakened and enlightened. Both those who are fully awakened and those who are enlightened attain perfection. Those who realize through their own innate power of knowledge without any instructions from others are called "self-enlightened." There are two types: one is the Arihant and the other is different from the Arihant, who attain renunciation and knowledge through some external cause. Both of these are called pratyekabuddha. Those who achieve realization through instructions from other knowledgeable beings are called buddhadhi. Among them, there may be some who mislead others and some who are merely dedicated to the welfare of the soul.
Knowledge: Only those who possess pure knowledge (kevala jñāna) can attain through present perception; through past perception, one can achieve with two, three, or four types of knowledge. Two means perception (mati) and the dead (mṛta); three means perception, the dead, and omniscience (avadhijñāna) or perception, the dead, and mind-reading (manoparyaya); and four means perception, hearing (śruta), omniscience, and mind-reading.
Avāhāna (height): The lowest is the lack of the distinctiveness of seven hands and the highest is the distinctiveness of five bows, which is comparable to the distinctiveness of a bow.| SR No. | 001074 |
| Book Title | Tattvartha sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | Umaswati, Umaswami |
| Author | Sukhlal Sanghavi |
| Publisher | Jain Sahitya Prakashan Mandir |
| Publication Year | 1977 |
| Total Pages | 667 |
| Language | Gujarati, Sanskrit |
| Classification | Book_Gujarati, Tattvartha Sutra, Philosophy, J000, J001, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth |
| File Size | 23 MB |