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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Tattvas be believed to have been produced from Prakruti? And if it is separate then that also is proved to be a substance, hence everything is governed by it, nothing is in the hands of Purusha. Then with what object do you preach? Thus believing this type of Moksha (liberation) is also erroneous.
Further, they describe three kinds of Pramanas (valid knowledges) Pratyaksha (direct knowledge), Anumana (inference) and Aagama (scripture). But ascertainment of their true or false nature can be done only from Jainas' books on logic. . Moreover, some followers of Sankhya religion do not believe in God; some others believe in one Purusha to be God, some believe Shiva and some others Narayana as God. All of them make imaginations as per their understanding without any firm decision and many followers of this sect keep long hair (matted and braided hair), some others keep Choti*, some are without hair, many wear clothes of catechu colour. Thus by adopting various disguising dress styles, they are called great under the garb of Tattva-Jnan (possessing knowledge of Tattvas-reality). Thus ends the discussion of Sankhya religion.
Shivamat (Followers of Shiva) The Shivamat is of two types, Naiyayika and Vaisheshika
In Naiyayika sect, sixteen Tattavas (elements) are described, which are Pramana, Premeya, Santhaya, Prayojana, Drushtanta, Siddhanta, Avayava, Tarka, Nirnaya, Vaada, Jalpa, Vitanda, Hetvabhasa, Chhala, Jati and Nigraha-Sthana.
There, the Pramana (valid-knowledge) is described to be of four kinds: Pratyaksha(direct knowledge), Anumana (inference), Shabda (words), Upama (comparison). Soul, body, wealth and intellect, etc. are described to be the Premeya (knowables). And the query What is this' is Sanshaya (doubt). The purpose or object for which the effort is made is Prayojana. That which is acceptable to both plaintiff and defendant is Drushtanta (Example). Whatever is decided through example is Siddhanta (principle). And the Pratijna (pledge) etc. five
* Choti, i.e., a lock of hair on the crown of the head left after tonsure.