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Dravya Praṇas.
The Siddhas or the Liberated Souls, who have totally destroyed all the Karmas and who possess Infinite Knowledge and Infinite Perception and who enjoy Unfathomable Bliss, have the above-said four Bhava Prāņas.
Thus, the most characteristic sign of a Jiva is its capability of possessing Prāņas.
or the
Besides, चैतन्यलक्षणो जीव इति - Caitanya lakṣano jîvah-A Jiva has consciousness. It means that a Jiva can be known by its ability of experiencing the happiness of good actions misery of evil actions and of destroying good and evil Karmas. According to Vyavahāra Naya, Maghan-Common Usage, he who, under the influence of good or evil Karmas, does good or evil actions, enjoys the fruit of good or evil actions, goes to all the four gatis T or conditions of existence, including Naraka Gati, fa in accordance with his actions and who after completely destroying all Karmas, is able to attain Mokṣa T or the state of Final Liberation, is a Jiva -a Living Being.
IT IS SAID:
यः कर्त्ता कर्मभेदानां, भोक्ता कर्मफलस्य च । संर्त्ता परिनिवर्ता, स ह्यात्मा नान्यलक्षण. ॥ १ ॥
1. Yah kartta karma-bhèdānām, bhokta karma phalasya ca;
Samsartta parinivartā sa hyātmā nānyalakṣaṇah.
1. He, who does various actions, enjoys the fruit of his own Karmas actions, wanders (in the four Gatis) in this world, and who (after completely destroying all his Karmas ) attains Mokṣa T, is called a Jiva. A Jiva has no other cha
-racteristic.
BESIDES,
ज्ञानं च दर्शनं चैव चरितं च तवो तहा
वीर्य उपभोगो भ एवं जीवस्त लक्खणं ॥ १ ॥
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