Shraman Bhagvana Mahavira Part 4

SR No.: 008005
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Parimal Publication
Publication Year: 1989
Total Pages: 373
Language: English, Sanskrit
Classification: Book_English, Biography, History, & Religion
File Size: 24 MB

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: 156: Jinabhadra Gaņi's
[The fifth न कचिद् विशेषज्ञानानां युगपत्प्रवृत्तिसंभवः, सामान्यरूपतया तु समकालमपि विशेषाणां ग्रहणं भवेत् , यथा सेना, पनमित्यादि न तु युगपदुपयोग इत्युक्तमेव ।
तथा च भित्रकाले एव शीतोष्णविशेषज्ञाने । ततो भ्रान्तमेव समकालं शीतोष्णक्रियाद्वयवेदनं भवत इति ॥२४४७॥२४४८॥
D. C. A number of visesa jñānas could never be attained simultaneously. There are various reasons for this.
Firstly, because there is a clear distinction between various characteristics such as those of heat, cold etc, their respective jñanas could not be attained simultaneously.
Secondly, general apprehension contains a number of subjects. So, without its apprehension, the višesa-jñāna or cognition in particular, could never be attained. On account of this reason also, many visesa jñānas are not attained at the same time.
After apprehending a general sensation, one ascertains it as particular by saying that “There is a sensation of cold on my feet.” Even in (case of) head, after apprehending a general sensation, one ascertains it in particular by saying that "Here I feel the sensation of heat."
One cannot attain visesa jñāna of pața even after the apprehension of the visesa jñāna of ghata without apprehending the general form of pața. Thus, when visesa jñāna is not produced even after a visesa jñāna, how could that be attained at the same time? Sâmānya is full of many višeşas, and without apprehending sāmānya at first, the višesa is not apprehended in any case,
Since the attainment of višeşa jñāna is not possible without that of sāmānya, the definite apprehension attained after general apprehension, recognizes the various characteristics like ghata etc. contained in the general form of ghatatva etc. and then ascertains it as ghata. One more distinction of ghata is recognized after this. With regard to a further characteristic, ghata becomes sāmānya, after the apprehension of which, one ascertains it as "made of metal and not of earth” This form of metal