Primer of Jain Principles

SR No.: 007605
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia
Total Pages: 184
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 3 MB

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2. The soul in panimukta gati is without nourishment for one time
unit. (One samay) 3. The soul in langlika gati is without nourishment for two time
units. 4. The soul in gomutrika gati is without nourishment for three
time units.
423.
The soul going to the liberation place (moksha), is in which type of transit?
The soul is in the ruju gati while going to moksha and the soul remains there without nourishment.
Chapter # 3.20 Soul and the different types of the births.
424. How many different types of births are there?
There are three types, as follow:
1. By descent (Upapad). 2. By womb (Garbha). 3. By agglutination (Sammurchchhin).
425. What is called the birth by descent (Upapad janma)?
Here the birth occurs without parents. The soul achieves adulthood right away. The births in the celestial and in infernal realms occur this way. The soul in the celestial life is born from the celestial flowerbed and accepts the protein materials present there. The soul in the infernal birth is born in a pot like place with a narrow opening. He then accepts the protein material particles available there.
426. What is called the birth by the womb (Garbha janma)?
The soul is born after an ovum becomesfetilized with the sperm upon sexual relations.
427.
What is called the birth by agglutination (Sammurchchhin janma)?
The soul gets birth without any expectation of mother or father. The soul uses agglutination of the material particles from the surroundings.