Jaina Community a Social Survey

SR No.: 007019
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vilas Sangve
Publisher: Popular Book Depot Bombay
Publication Year: 1980
Total Pages: 484
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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Jaina Community - A Social Survey
ference between the mundane and the liberated soul consists in
hat the former is permeated with subtle matter, while the latter is absolutely pure and free from any material alloy. In the impure state nine properties of the soul may be mentioned : (i) Jīvaḥ : It lived in the past, is living now and shall live
for ever. (ü) Upayogamayaḥ : It has perception and knowledge. (ii) Amūrti : It is immaterial, that is, has no touch, taste,
smell or colour. (iv) Kartā: It is the only responsible agent of all its actions. (v) Svadehaparāmāṇaḥ: It completely fills the body which
it occupies for example that of an ant or an elephant.. (vi) Bhoktā : It enjoys the fruits of all its Kamas. (vii) Samsārasthaḥ : It wanders in Samsāra.
(vii) Siddhaḥ : It can become in its perfect condition Siddha. - (ix). Urdhvagatih : It has the tendency to go 'upwards.
The mundane or embodied souls are living beings, the classification of which is a subject not only of theoretical but also of great practical interest to the Jainas. As their highest duty is not to injure any living beings, it becomes incumbent on them to know the various forms which life may assume. The mundane souls are of two kinds: (i) 'Samanaska' those who have a mind, i.e., the faculty of distinguishing right or wrong and (ii) 'Amanaska' those who have no mind.10
The mundane souls are of two kinds from another point of view:(A) Sthā vara, the immobile or one-sensed souls, that is, having only the sense of touch; and (b) Trāsa, the mobiles, many-sensed souls, that is, having a body with more than one sense. Mobil souls are those which being in fear have the capacity of moving away from the object of fear. Immobile souls do not have this capacity: The immobile or one-sensed souls are of five kinds:...(i) Prthvīkāya, i.e., earth-bodied;
(ii) Apkāya, i.e. water-bodied; (iii) Tejaḥkāya, i.e., fire-bodied; (iv) Vāyukāya, i.e., air-bodied; and (v) Vanaspatikāya, i.e., vegetable-bodied. This Jaina belief that 'nearly everything is possessed of a soul