Tattvartha Sutra

SR No.: 006796
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 596
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 10 MB

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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA
form of upayoga. Similarly, in a pudgala the capacity for colouration resides in the form of a cause while the sream of modes of the form of various colours like blue, yellow etc. is an effect of this single capacity. In a soul just like the stream of modes of the form of upayoga there simultaneously flow ananta such streams of modes-e.g. the stream of modes of the form of feelings like pleasure and pain, the stream modes of the form of effort. And when just like the capacity for consciousness one capacity each—e.g. the capacity for ananda or joy, the capacity for vīrya or endeavour-is posited for the various streams of modes-belonging-to-the-same-class ananta capacities are proyed to reside in a soul. Similarly, in a pudgala just like the stream of modes of the form of colour there always flow ananta streams of modes—e.g. the stream of modes of the form of smell, that of modes of the form of taste, that of modes of the form of touch. Hence when one capacity each is posited for these various streams of modes then just like the capacity for colouration ananta capacities are proved to reside in a pudgala toome.g. the capacity for smell, that for taste, that for smell. In a soul there can be simultaneously found the different modes belonging to the different capacities like consciousness, joy, endeavour etc; but there cannot be simultaneously found the different modes of the form of upayoga belonging to the capacity for consciousness or the different modes of the form of feeling belonging to the capacity for joy; for in the case of each capacity just one mode at a time can make itself manifest. Similarly, in a pudgala there can be simultaneously found the different modes belonging to the different capacity like colouration, smell, etc., but there cannot be simultaneously found the different modes blue, yellow etc. belonging to the capacity for colouration. Just as the substances soul and pudgala are permanent so also are their capacities like consciousness etc. and colouration etc. However, a mode of the form of upayoga produced by the capacity for consciousness, and the mode blue or yellow produced by the capacity for colouration are not permanent; since they originate and perish all the time they are individually transient but the stream of modes of the