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

Page 58

Q.11.8.2
What is the meaning of sentience or functional consciousness (upayoga)? The disposition due to which the soul sees and knows is called upayoga.
A.II.8.2
Q.II.8.3 A.II.8.3
What is the difference between sentience and soul? Sentience is an attribute and soul is the owner of the attribute.
Q.II.8.4 A.II.8.4
Who can have sentience? Only j va, which is sentient, can have sentience.
Q.II.8.5
We see from eyes and acquire knowledge by other sense organs. Are they all sentient? No, they are just instruments used by the empirical soul to see and know.
A.II.8.5
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I f}fo/kks "V&prolkh% 11.9 Sa dvividho astacaturbhedah
VFk%
og ‘mi; kx'nks i dk dk g$ Kkuki ; kx vk n'kliki; k<A bues is "Kkuki; kk' vkB i dk dk gS vkg 'n' kliks; kx' pkj &i dkj dk gA Functional consciousness / sentience are of two kinds. And these in turn are of eight and four kinds respectively.
Meaning:
Q.II.9.1
How many types, and their names, of sentience (manifestations of consciousness) are there? There are two types of sentience namely knowledge (jñ na) and intuition (dar ana).
A.II.9.1
Q.II.9.2 A.II.9.2
How many types of intuition manifestations of consciousness are there? They are four namely cakṣu (with eyes), acakṣu (without eyes), avadhi (clairvoyant) and kevala (omniscient).
Q.11.9.3 A.II.9.3
How many types of knowledge manifestation of consciousness are there? They are eight namely mind-based, scriptural, clairvoyant, telepathic (mental modes) and omniscient, wrong mind-based wrong scriptural and wrong clairvoyant knowledge.
Q.11.9.4 A.II.9.4
Why there is no 'telepathic-intuition'?
This is so as telepathy is preceded by mind-based knowledge and mind based knowledge is its intuition.
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1 kfj . kks eprk'p 11.10 Sams rino mukt ca
VFk% Meaning:
thonk&i ddkj ds g&ʻl a kjho vkg 'epr’A The transmigrating / empirical and the emancipated/ liberated /pure souls are the two categories of soul.