Some Jain Concepts and Conduct

SR No.: 001417
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sushma Singhvi
Publisher: B J Institute
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 76
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, Achar, Spiritual, C000, & C005
File Size: 5 MB

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Anekāntavāda : Origin and Development] Uttarādhyayana sútra clearly indicates that vyavacchitti naya is paryāyārthika naya and avyavacchitti naya is dravyārthika naya?'. The fifth chapter (pada) of prajñāpanā upanga is famous by the name, 'paryāya pada' where in jiva and ajīva prajñāpanā are explained in detail. It is difficult to comprehend this āgama without understanding paryāyārthika naya.
Third pair of nayas is also mentioned in the Bhagavati Sutra viz. vavahāriya naya (skt. vyavahārika naya, the popular stand point) and necchaiya-naya (skt. naiscayika-naya, the factual or scientific standpoint). Thus from the popular standpoint the drone is black in colour but factually or scientifically speaking, it is possessed of all the five colours viz. black, blue, red, yellow and white. Mention of seven müla naya in sthānănga sūtra is also important”. Reality possesses an infinite number of attributes, this concept of non-absolutism of Jainism signifies speculations of sevenfold stand points also. Saptabhangi
As the third stage of development of the concept of anekānta, we find a primitive saptabhangi and syādvada in the Bhagavati Sūtra 'Goyama, Siya aya, siya no aya, siya avattavva aya ti ya no aya ti ya:24. Here the things are judged under the Categories of 'self' (aya skt. ātman) and 'not self' (no aya skt. no ātman). An object is characterised as 'self' in some respect (siya aya), 'not self' in some respect (siya no aya) and indescribable' that is both 'self and not self' in some respect (siya avattavam aya ti ya no aya ti ya). Further the meaning of 'in some respect' is explained- "Goyama! appana aditthe aya, parassa aditthe no aya, tadubhassa aditthe avattavam........ 25.
These three attributes are predicated of an object noncomposite or composite, respectively from the standpoints of existent characters, non existent characters and existent cum non existent characters. In the case of the objects that are non