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Epistemology ef Jainas blind. Both of them are interdependent. In that case none can be distinguished as agent. Both are doers and hold equal responsibility. (3) Consciousness as an unchangeable reality
The consciousness is not absolutely free from change on the ground stated above. Moreover, all the functions of consciousness, just as knowing, feeling and willing must have some object to deliberate upon. We have awareness of something. This something is the content of awareness. Awareness without content is an impossibility. It must have some content and change with the change of content. Further a reality without change cannot serve any purpose and that which does not serve any purpose is no more a reality. (4) Consciousness and cognition as Related to different Entities
The Sankhya conception that the activities of knowing, feeling and willing etc. are related with the matter, while consciousness is pure intelligent, constituting a separate entity; also is untenable. The psychical activities are the very functions of consciousness. A function and the energy producing it, cannot have separate entities as their substratum. Otherwise, they cannot have the relation of cause and effect. The earth and jar cannot belong to separate entities. Moreover, if conscious activities are associated with matter, the ultimate difference between mind and matter does not stand any more. It would render the Sankhya a materialist. Moreover, to be consciousness and devoid of cogoition is an absurdity. The term cit cannot be explained without admitting knowledge as its nature. (5) Purușa and Blindness of knowledge
The fifth point that without Purusa, all knowledge would be blind, depends upon the conception of knowledge. According to Sankhya, as has been stated above, knowledge is a transformation of non intelligent substance. It, therefore, requires the help of an intelligent being. Jainism does not recognize such a distinction between knowledge and inietlligence. Every cognition is a function of consciousness or intelligence. The
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| SR No. | 006738 |
| Book Title | Jaina Epistemology |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Indra Chandra Shastri |
| Publisher | Parshwanath Vidyapith |
| Publication Year | 1990 |
| Total Pages | 516 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 21 MB |