Moksha Marg Prakashak

SR No.: 006760
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Todarmal Pandit
Publisher: Kundkund Kahan Digambar Jain Trust
Publication Year: 1992
Total Pages: 556
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 15 MB

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CHAPTER-IV
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Wrong Belief About the Self (Jiva) and
Non-self (Ajiva) Tattvas The self-Jiva is from the beginningless time; he assumes different modifications owing to the instrumentality of karmic matter. There, he relinquishes the former modification and assumes new modification. And that modification is a conglomerated form of bondage of the one-self (soul) and corporal body of infinite matterparticles (atoms). And “I am this" such sort of I-ness feeling in that modification is found to this Jiva. And he himself is Jiva (soul), his intrinsic nature is knowledge, perception, etc. and the alien dispositions are anger, etc. and the colour, smell, taste, touch, etc. are the nature of matter-particles (atoms) - all these characteristics, he believe to be as his own nature.
"These are mine'- this type of mineness feeling is found in them (non-selfthings). And he himself is a Jiva, the increasing-decreasing states of knowledge, etc. and anger-passion, etc. are his modifications and the changing of colour, etc. is the modification of matterparticles (atoms) - all these forms he believes to be as his own modifications. “This is my state'such sort of mineness feeling is held by him.
Further, there exists cause and effect relationship between the Jiva (soul) and body, hence, whatever movement or action takes place, he believes it to be as his own. Perception, knowledge (sentience) is one's nature and the touch, etc. material senses which are parts (limbs) of the body are merely instrumentalto his activity. This (misbeliever) treating these as one with himself, believes that “I touched by hand, etc., tasted by tongue, smelled by nose, saw by eyes, heard by ears”. Further, situated in the heart is the material-mind made up of (specific material-particles called) Manovargana in the form of eight-petalled lotus. It is not visible to eyes, and is a part of body; thus on its being instrumental, the knowledge functions in the form of remembrance, etc. Treating the material mind and the knowledge as one, he believes that “I knew by material mind”.
Further, when the desire of speaking arises then he vibrates his Pradeshas (spatial units) in a way that speaking materialises. Thereby, owing to (the instrumentality of) common-space-occu