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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA : LIVING BEINGS : 23
• Jīvabhavyābhavyatvādīni ca || 7 || Three types of natural or inherent volitional dispositions, of a
living being, are 1. Animate status, 2. Liberatability and 3. Unliberatability (7)
Sign Of Life - • Upayogolaksanami || 8 ||| The defining characteristic or sign of life (soul) is 'Upayoga or
consciousness'. (8) Consciousness - • Sa dvividhostacaturbhedah || 9 || That consciousness is of two types – 1. Structured consciousness
and 2. Unstructured consciousness. These two, too, have
eight and four sub types respectively. (9) The Living Set - • Samisārino muktāśca || 10 || The animate beings or souls are of two types - Worldly and
liberated. (10)
Worldly Beings - • Samanaskā 'manaskāḥ || 11 || (The worldly living beings) are either Rational or Irrational. (11)
Eight types of structured consciousnesses are - a. Matijñāna, b. Srutajñāna, c. Avadhijñāna, d. Manahaparyāyajñāna, e Kevalajñāna, f. Matiajñāna, g. Srutaajñāna and h. Avadhiajñāna or Vibhanga
jñāna. 3 Four types of unstructured caonsciousnesses are - a. Caksudarsana, b.
Acaksudarśana, c. Avadhidarśana and d. Kevaladarśana. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only
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