Agam 14 Upang 03 Jivabhigam Sutra Jivajivabhigame Terapanth

SR No.: 003570
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tulsi Acharya, Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 639
Language: Prakrit
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, & agam_jivajivabhigam
File Size: 13 MB

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JIVĀJĪVĀBHIGAME
Nomenclature
The agama under review is Jiväjlväbhigame. Jiva and ajiva-the two basic tattvas have been dealt with herein, hence it has been named as Jivājīvā. bhigama. It contains nine chapters in which the sentient beings have been numerically classified :
1. Two kinds of mundane beings-mobile and immobile.
2. Three kinds of mundane beings-woman, man and eunuch.
3. Four kinds of mundane beings-hellish-beings, animals, men and gods.
4. Five kind of mundane beings-one-sensed, two-sensed, three-sensed, foursensed and five-sensed.
5. Six kinds of mundane beings-earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, airbodied, vegetation-bodied and mobile-bodied beings. 6. Seven kinds of mundane beings-hellish, male animals, female animals, men, women, gods and goddesses.
7. Eight kinds of mundane beings-first time heilish, second time hellish, first time animal, second time animal, first time man, second time man, first time god, second time god.
8. Nine kinds of mundane beings-earth-bodied, water-bodied, fire-bodied, airbodied, vegetation-bodied, two-sensed, threesensed, four-sensed and five-sensed.
9. Ten kinds of mundane beings-one time one-sensed, second time one-sensed, one time two-sensed, second time two-sensed, one time three-sensed, second time threesensed, one time four-sensed, second time four-sensed, first time five-sensed, second time five-sensed.
The whole of Jiväbhigama has been dealt with upto the end of the eighth sutra of the ninth pratipattt. This classification is based on various other criteria, c.g., two kinds of sentient beings-emancipated (siddhu) and nonemancipated (asiddha).
A sentient being has three other categories too-one possessing right vision, perverted vision and right-cum-perverted vision.
In this agama secondary subjects are available in abundance, which provide detailed information about Indian society and life. From the architectural point of view the description of 'padmavara' (lotus) altar and 'vijayadvāra' (gate of victory) is very important.
The &gama is a compilation of various ddefas (view-points). The sthaviras