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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jñāna. It is a sort of attention. In the distinction of jñāna from darśana we take the latter sense. In the definition of knowledge as general we have the former sense. The Main differences summed up
The main differences between the conventional view and that of Dhavalā can be summed up in the following points : Conventional view
Dhavala's view 1. Jñāna is a decisive knowledge Darsana and jñāna both are
of the self as well as the decisive; darśana is related object, darśana is not deci. with the self while jñāna sive.
with external objects. 2. Darśana is the cognition of Darśana and jñāna both are
generality, while jñāna is that cognitions of generality as of particularity.
well as particularity. 3. Both occur after the conti- Barsana is prior and jñāna
guity of senses with the posterior to the contiguity.
object. 4. Both are related with the self Darśana is related with the as well as external objects. self while jñāna with the
external objects 5. Darśana is not pramāņa; Darśana is always pramāņa, jñāna is both.
jñāna is both. The view of Dhavala can be compared with Samānāntarapratyaya of the Buddhist.
The Two Views Reconciled
We have stated above several notions regarding darśana, which are found in the Svetāmbara or Digambara literature. Fundamentally, they can be put into two broad and naturally opposite groups. According to the first group darśana occurs after the contiguity between subject and the object; while, according to the second group it occurs before. In the original Āgamas we find two terms expressing the nature of darśana. They are nirākāra and sāmānyagrahaņa. But, these terms do not lead to any conclusion, as they can be interpreted in both