Concept of Matter in Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001663
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: J C Sikdar
Publisher: P V Research Institute Varanasi
Publication Year: 1987
Total Pages: 412
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Physics
File Size: 23 MB

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Indriyas, Karma and Leśyā
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The pravștti (activity) of the worldly soul is called Bhāvakarma; the four internal transformation of the soul, viz. anger, pride, deceitfulness and greed are called Bhāvakarma or the internal transformations of it, viz. attachment, aversion and delusion are Bhavākarma. The worldly soul is constantly associated with the body, so its activity is not possible without the support (base) of mind, speech and body. The emergence of the internal transformations like the four passions, or attachment, aversion and delusion of the soul takes place by the activities of mind, speech and body. In other words, it can be said that the mental, vocal and bodily activities of the worldly soul which are also called yoga (activity) are tinged with the colour of attachment, aversion and delusion or four passions (kasayas). In fact, pravștti (activity) is one, but just as a piece of cloth and its colour are called different, just so there are also two names of this pravștti of soul, viz. yoga (activity) and kasayā (passion). Just as a new piece of cloth devoid of colour is of one colour, just so the pravrtti of mind, speech and body free from the colour of passion is of one colour. Just as the colour of a piece of cloth is sometimes light and some
later stage of mind, the former is upādāna and the latter is upādeya. If the earlier stage of matter causes a later stage of matter, the former is upādāna and the latter is upādeya. e. g. water particle, Karma-particle, earth particle. Nimitta : If a stage of mind cause a state (stage) of matter or vice versa, then the cause is nimitta and the effect is
naimittika. e. g. 1. Cause-anger (mental stage), effect :-Karma particle,
becoming earth particle (material stage). 2. Cause -Water particle becoming karma-particle
(material happening) 3. Effect - anger (mental happening).
That is to say, when the like causes the like, it is upādāna-upādeya, when the unlike causes the unlike, it is nimitta-naimittika.