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
and-reward, prajñā or miraculous intellect, ajñāna or ignorance, adarśana or non-vision. 9.
In the guṇasthāna designated sūkṣmasamparāya and in the person designated chadmastha-vītarāga (who occupies two particular gunasthānas) fourteen parīşahas are possible. 10.
In an omniscient person (who occupies two particular gunasthānas) eleven parīşahas are possible. 11.
In the guṇasthāna designated bādarasāmparāya all the parīşahas are possible. 12.
Prajñā and ajñāna-these parīşahas take places with the jñānavaraṇa-karma acting as a cause. 13. .
Adarśana and alābha—these parīşahas take place with the darśanamoha-karma and antarāya-karma respectively acting as a cause. 14.
Nagnatva, arati, strī, nişadyā, akrośa, yācanā and satkārapuruskāra-these parīşahas take place with the cāritramoha-karma acting as a cause. 15.
The rest of the parīsahas take place with the vedaniyakarma acting as a cause. 16.
From one upto ninteen parīsahas can simultaneously occur in one and the same soul. 17.
While describing parīşaha as a means of samvara the aphorist has discussed five topics—which are as follows: The definition of parīşaha, the number of parīşahas, the classification of parīşahas according to the types of persons likely to suffer them, the respective causes of the different parīşahas, the number of parīşahas capable of simultaneously occurring in a soul. The details of these topics are given below.
The Definition :
So as to remain steady in the path of religiosity that has been adopted and so as to annihilate the accumulated karmic bondages whatever contingencies are to be put up with, with a sense of equanimity—those are called parīşaha. 8.