Gommatasara Jiva Kanda

SR No.: 001612
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1927
Total Pages: 438
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & Canon
File Size: 9 MB

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दस सराणीणं पाणा सेसेऽगूतिमस्स बेऊरणा । पज्जत्ते सिदरेसु य सत्तदुगे सगेगूणा ॥ १३३ ॥ दश संज्ञिनां प्राणाः शेषैकोनमन्तिमस्य व्नाः । पर्याप्तेष्वितरेषु च सप्त द्विके शेषकैकोनाः ॥ १३३ ॥
133. Among the developables, the rationals have (all the ten vitalities while the rest (from irrational five sensed, downwards to two-sensed) (souls) have one less each (successively). The last (i. e., one-sensed) have two less (than the preceding class). Amongst the others (i. e., non-developables) (there are) seven (vitalities) in the two (i.e., the rational and irrational five-sensed (souls) and in the rest one less in each, (respectively).
Commentary.
Injury (Himsa) is defined as the deprivation through carelessness (Pramáda) of any one or more of the vitalities (Prána) of a soul. Really speaking it is the vitalities to which injury is caused, neither the soul nor the matter which encases a mundane soul is susceptible to any injury whatsoever. They are both indestructible in their essence. The degree of sin would depend upon the number of vitalities, and their comparative strength, to which injury is caused. The knowledge of the varying number of vitalities possessed by souls in their various conditions of life enables one to judge of the extent of injury he is likely to cause in his actions. The following table would prove useful.
Table showing the vitalities in different classes of souls (gatha 133).
Developable.
Rational 5-sensed-possess all 10 vitalities.
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8 (less ear sense also)
7 (less eye also)
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6 (less nose also)
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(3) mind.
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