Handbook of Jainology

SR No.: 001346
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Bhuvanbhanusuri
Publisher: Divya Darshan Trust
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 288
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Philosophy
File Size: 15 MB

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Naya and Nikshepa
Raja (3) Sometimes even the son of a king is called Raja "Compared to his father, he is several times greater and is a Raja" (4) An actual king is also called a Raja. So, the word Raja is used as a name or as a reference to a status or as a cause etc. but it has the implied meaning of Raja. In the Jain Shastras this is called Nikshep or Nyasa.
Nikshepa is in a way a division or part of an object. Every object has four parts namely Namanikshep, Sthapanȧnikshep, Dravyanikshep, Bhavanikshep.
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(1) NAMANIKSHEPA: It means referring to the object merely by its name. For example, a boy named Indra or Indra is his name. In the same manner, a man without Jainatva being called by the name Jain which is devoid of a part.
(2) STHAPANANIKSHEP: It means referring to a person through his image, picture, painting etc. These things contain
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themselves the Sthapana (establishment of the original object). For example, we say referring to an image "This is Mahavir Swami". Referring to a map we say, "This is India", "This is America".
(3) DRAVYANIKSHEP: It means referring to an object by mentioning its past condition or future condition. For example, we refer to a person who is going to become a king in future as king. Then he is Dravya Raja. Referring to an atma which will become a Tirthankar we say before that "The Tirthankar will be honoured on Meru with oblations or a Tirthankar who is not preaching from the Samavasaran but who is going on Padyatra is called a Tirthankar. This state of Tirthankar is the basis here. In the same manner, the Prathikraman performed without mental concentration is Dravya Prathikraman Dravyavashyak.
(4) BHAVANIKSHEP: It means the name signifying the object meaningfully in its present condition. For example, the word Tirthankar used with reference to a Tirthankar who is preaching on Samavasaran who is establishing the Tirtha is an example of Bhavanikshep. A sadhu who has the qualities of a
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