Agam 10 Ang 10 Prashna Vyakaran Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002907
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Varunmuni, Sanjay Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 576
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_prashnavyakaran
File Size: 19 MB

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(5) Sanskar (Impressions)—Merit, demerit and other religious activities.
According to Buddhist thought the entire world is based on these five Skandhas. There is no existence of soul beyond these Skandhas. These five Skandhas are momentary.
There are four traditions among the Buddhists—(1) Vaibhavik, (2) Sautrantik, (3) Yogachar, and (4) Madhyamik. Vaibhavik believe in the existence of all the substances but according to them all of these are momentary. The soul is dying every moment but its tradition of generation continues uninterrupted. The total extinction or stoppage of that tradition is liberation (mokhsa). According to Sautrantik branch of Buddhism, the substaces in the world cannot be directly visible but they can be known through logical estimation (Anumaan). Yogachar believes that all the substances are unreal. Only knowledge is real and that knowledge is momentary. According to Madhyamik branch, there is no existence of even knowledge. It is Shunyavadi. It believes that there is neither knowledge nor substance to be known. According to Shunyavad, the substance is neither existent nor non-existent. It is not even existent and non-existent. It cannot also be said that it is not existent and nonexistent. It is beyond all these four interpretations.
A detailed discussion of these disturbing beliefs is not being done here, as it needs exhaustive narration. In the scriptures, it has been proved that this view does not hold good.
Vayu-Jivavad-Some people believe that the air, the breath is itself Jiva. According to them the life exists till one breathes. With the end of breathing process, the life also ends. Thereafter there is no soul that is to go to the next world for re-birth.
But it is worth consideration that air is matter while Jiva is consciousness. Air has qualities like touch and the taste; which are qualities of matter, whereas, Jiva does not have these physical attributes like touch. In such a condition how can it be believed that air itself is Jiva.
Such self-distinctive beliefs arise due to disbelief in the existence of soul or permanent existence of soul and that there is no life after death. They believe that with the destruction of the body, there is destruction of every thing. So charity, ascetic practice, paushadh-fast, vows, ascetic
श्रु.१, द्वितीय अध्ययन : मृषावाद आश्रव
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Sh.1, Second Chapter: Falsehood Aasrava