Jaina Epistemology

SR No.: 006738
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

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the physical mind (dravyamana) and the psychical mind (bhāvamana). The physical mind is material, constituted of manovargaņā. It occupies the whole body. The Digambaras admit the heart as its abode; and of the shape of a lotus with eight petals. The psychical mind (bhāvamana) is the power or activity of the self resulting into various states of mentation.
To the Nandi and Anuyogadvāra the ordinary perception is confined to the five external senses. Mental cognition is not regarded as perceptian. But, in the later stage the apprehensions of pleasure, pain etc. are included into perception. In the Āgamic period feeling has no relation with the mind. It is effected by Vedan/ya-karman and directly connected with the soul. Even the animals without mind, feel pleasure, pain etc. The Arhats, who generally do not apply the mind to any psychic activity, are said to feel favourable or unfavourable experiences directly through the soul. In this stage the mind is purely connected with the function of thinking.
According to the Nyāya, the qualities of soul are cognized by the mind.2 The Jaina dose not favour this dependence. He says that soul can apprehend its own qualities independently,
The Vedānta, Sankhya and Buddhist assign the qualities of pleasure, pain etc. to mind only. The Jaina says that they are the qualities of the self mixed with karmic matter.
The Function of Mind
The Āgamic term for the function of mind is samjñā. It is divided into many ways.3 (1) The First Division
According to the first division it has three varieties : (a) Dirghakāliki—The sense of keeping the past impressions
1. NandIsūtra 5, Anuyogasūtra 144 2. Siddhanta Muktāvall K. 57 3. Vaiseșika Bhāşya G. 504-527