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It is complete in itself, yet Acharya Abhaydeva has attempted to establish a connection between one topic and another in his commentary. In some places, he has been completely successful, while in others, it appears that the commentator has attempted to establish a connection on his own. In fact, it is not necessary for one sutra to be connected to another in this style. Whatever topic came up in terms of number was compiled in this Agam.
**Description from the perspective of the fourfold**
In the Samavayanga, the जीव, पुद्गल, धर्म, अधर्म, आकाश, etc. are described from the perspective of द्रव्य. From the perspective of क्षेत्र, light is shed on लोक, अलोक, सिद्धशिला, etc. From the perspective of काल, contemplation has been done on time, आवलिका, मुहूर्त, etc., up to पल्योपम, सागरोपम, उत्सर्पिणी, अवसर्पिणी, and the state of the four गति of जीव, etc., as well as पुद्गल-परावर्तन. From the perspective of भाव, there is a description of the भाव of the जीव, such as ज्ञान, दर्शन, चारित्र, and वीर्य, and also a description of the अजीव भाव, such as वर्ण, गन्ध, रस, संस्थान, स्पर्श, etc.
**First Samavay: Analysis**
In the first Samavay of the Samavayanga, while expounding on the जीव, अजीव, etc. principles, आत्मा, अनात्मा, दण्ड, अदण्ड, क्रिया, अक्रिया, लोक, अलोक, धर्मास्तिकाय, अधर्मास्तिकाय, पुण्य, पाप, बन्ध, मोक्ष, आश्रव, संवर, वेदना, निर्जरा, etc. are explained one by one from the perspective of संग्रहनय. After that, there is a mention of Jambudvipa, which is one lakh yojanas in length and breadth, and the सर्वार्थसिद्ध विमान, etc. A description is given of the नारक, देव, etc., which are in the state of one ocean.
In the first Samavay, the scholar has very briefly expounded on the fundamental principles of Jain philosophy. The most important question in Indian philosophies has been that of the आत्मा. Other philosophers have also contemplated on the आत्मा, but their contemplation was not profound. Different philosophers had different opinions. Many philosophers consider the आत्मा to be vast, while many others consider the आत्मा to be the size of a thumb or a grain of rice. Jain philosophy has described the आत्मा from the perspective of अनेकान्त. It considers the जीव to be परिणामी नित्य. From the perspective of द्रव्य, the जीव is नित्य, while from the perspective of पर्याय, it is अनित्य. Here, in the present एकस्थानक समवाय, even though the आत्मा is infinite, all आत्मा are असख्यात प्रदेशी and are similar in terms of चेतनत्व. All आत्मा are स्वदेहपरिमाण. Therefore, the आत्मा is said to be one here. Since knowledge of the आत्मतत्त्व is essential first, both the स्थानांग and समवायांग Agams have discussed the आत्मा first.
Along with knowing the आत्मा, it is also necessary to know the अनात्मा. The अनात्मा is called अजीव. The आत्मा is corrupted in relation to the अजीव. It undergoes विभाव परिणति. Therefore, knowledge of the अजीव principle is also necessary. From the perspective of अचेतनत्व सामान्य, the अजीव is one. धर्मास्तिकाय, अधर्मास्तिकाय, आकाशस्तिकाय, and काल, all these are अजीव. They do not cause grace or harm to the आत्मा. The पुद्गल द्रव्य is the one that harms the आत्मा. The body, mind, senses, breath, speech, etc. are पुद्गल. They become चेतनायमान due to contact with the चेतन. All the substances in the world that have form, taste, smell, and touch are all पौद्गलिक. Sound, light, shadow, darkness, cold and heat are all states of the पुद्गल स्कन्ध and are the same root center of attachment. Any nerve in the body...
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