Jainism Key to Reality

SR No.: 007600
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 416
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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Ek d ni bh jy ni yugapadekasminn caturbhyah
1⁄4, d vkRek d1⁄2 dl kFk,d Is ydj pkj &kku rd gks I drs gå
From one up to four kinds of knowledge can be possessed simultaneously by a single soul.
What is the meaning of ek d ni? It means from one onwards.
What is the meaning of bh jy ni?
It means an entity which is divisible in parts.
What is the meaning of yugapada?
It means simultaneous or occurring together (at the same time).
What is the meaning of ekasmina in the aphorism?
It means to occur in one living being only and specifically.
How many types of knowledge can one living being acquire at any one time-instant?
Up to four types of knowledge can be acquired by a living being at a specific time-instant.
What is the type of knowledge which can occur alone in a living being at any one time-instant?
Only omniscience can occur alone.
Which are the two kinds of knowledge which can occur together in a living being?
Mind-based and scriptural knowledge occur together in a living being.
Which are the three kinds of knowledge which can occur in a living being together?
Mind-based, scriptural and clairvoyance or mind-based, scriptural and telepathy can occur together in a living being at any time instant.
Which are the four knowledge kinds which can our together in a living being at the same time-instant?
Mind-based, scriptural, clairvoyance and telepathy can all occur together in a living being at any one time-instant.
Can a living being acquire all the five knowledge types at the same timeinstant?
No; it is not possible.
Why is it not possible to acquire all five knowledge times at the same time-instant?
With the acquisition of omniscience, all other knowledge types become redundant and hence are not present along with omniscience.
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