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[Primary Introduction] The immediate purpose of the listener is to understand the meaning of the intended study, and the ultimate purpose is to attain the state of liberation (Nishreyas). After understanding the intended meaning, the listener will be inclined towards restraint (Samyama), and through restraint, he can destroy all karmas and attain liberation. Thus, the attempt to begin this presented study is purposeful, not purposeless. / 2. Objective - The objective (subject) of the presented scripture is to expound the nature of the living (Jiva) and the non-living (Ajiva), as is evident from its name itself. The study of the living and the non-living, i.e., the knowledge of their characteristics, is called Jivajivaabhigam study. The sutrakar (author of the sutras) has adorned the presented sutra with a meaningful name. 3. Relationship - There are two types of relationships in the presented scripture: (1) Upayopeyabhava relationship and (2) Guruparvakramrupa relationship. / From the perspective of those who follow logic, there is an Upayopeyabhava relationship. / The chapters in the form of Nay (principles) and Vachan (statements) are the means (Upaya), and their knowledge is the end (Upeya). _ The Guruparvakramrupa relationship is only from the perspective of those who follow faith. From the perspective of meaning, this Jivajivaabhigam has been spoken by the Tirthankara (liberated soul), and from the perspective of the sutras, it has been spoken by the Ganadharas (disciples) in the Dvadasanga (twelve parts of Jain scriptures). / After this, for the benefit of those with dull intellect, the fourteen Purvadharas (predecessors) with extraordinary knowledge have stated and organized this Jivajivaabhigam as a separate study from the third Anga (part) called Stananga. / Therefore, it is said in the form of the third Upanga (sub-part). Considering such relationships, the sutrakar has said "Therā Bhagavanto Paṇṇavainsu". 4. Auspiciousness - The presented study is inherently auspicious because it is the cause of right knowledge (Samyagjnana) and, according to tradition, leads to liberation. However, according to "Shreyānsi Bahuvighnāni" (auspicious things are often obstructed), there is a tradition of performing auspicious rituals in the scriptures to pacify obstacles and to instill auspiciousness in the mind of the student. In adherence to this custom, auspicious invocations (Mangalacharan) are performed at the beginning, middle, and end of the text. The purpose of the initial auspicious invocation is to ensure the smooth completion of the text and to overcome obstacles encountered in the study of the scriptures. / The middle auspicious invocation is for its stability, and the final auspicious invocation is performed so that the text does not break from the student-teacher tradition. / In the presented study, the auspicious invocation is "Iha Khalu Jinamya" etc. The inscription of the name of Jin (Tirthankara) is auspicious. 1. Jīvānāmājīvānāmābhigamo Paričchedo Yasmin Tajjīvājivaabhigaman Nāmnā. 2. Tam Mangalamāīe Majjhe Pajjataye Ya Satthass. . Padhamaṃ Satthattāvigdhaparagamanaaya Niddiṣṭra. Tasseva Ya Thejjattham Majjhimayam Antimāpi Tasseva / Pravocchitti Nimittam Sisssapasissāivaṃsass // Viśeṣā. Bhāmma