________________
1. Jrānam ca
darśanam
ceva carittam
ca tavo
taha;
Viryam uvaögo a dyam Jivassa lakkhaṇam.
1. Jnanam på Knowledge. 2. Darsanam orta Conation. 3. Carittam afte Right Conduct. 4. Tavo aten Tapah : Austerities; penance. 5. Viryam ftif-Power; strength, and 6. Uvaogo Jaatit Upayoga gyet Enjoyment are the characteristics of a Jiva.
“ In the impure state, nine properties of the Soul may be mentioned:—
1. It lived in the past, is living now, and shall live for ever. 2. It has perception and knowlerige. 3. It is immaterial, i. e. has no touch, taste, smell or colour. 4. It is the only responsible agent of all its actions. 5. It completely fills the body which it occupies, e-g that of
an ant or an elephant. 6. It enjoys the fruits of all its Karmas. 7. It wanders in Samsára. 8. It can become a Siddha in its perfect condition. 9. It goes upward."
« In every man,-every living being,-a demand for happiness and aversion to pain or trouble, is the first universal feature of Life. Jainism seizes this as the most important characteristic of Soul. It seeks happiness. It seeks this, because it has it not. To science, soul of life is only a mysterious something that lurks behind the marvel of matter. To Jainism and to all religions, this is an incomplete account of reality; the soul is as real as matter itself. The Body is rough and gross; it is fit only for the struggle with its own kin-matter. The Soul is subtle and refined, not meant for struggle with Matter; it is what feels pain and pleasure. The senses and the mind bear messages to it. It is the entity between which and the phenomena of life, the body is
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
