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Tattvarthasutra
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The result of the rise of karmas named body related to either Uday or yogic causes is this: thus, these processes such as movement are all Uday karma, totaling twenty-one.
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In terms of the distinctions of the resultant nature, there are three states: Jivatva (consciousness), Bhavyata (eligibility for liberation), and Abhavyata (ineligibility for liberation). These three states are natural; they are not produced by the rise of karmas, nor by suppression, nor by destruction, nor by the combination of destruction and suppression; they are established solely by the existence of the eternal, inherent self-substance, which is why they are considered resultant.
Question: Are there only three resultant states? Answer: No, there are more. Question: Which are they?
Answer: Existence, otherness, agency, enjoyership, quality, locality, innumerable locality, omnipresence, shapelessness, etc., are numerous.
Question: Then why are only three mentioned?
Answer: Here, the focus is on the nature of the soul, which can only be described through its extraordinary states. Therefore, along with the states of suppression, those resultant states are mentioned that are extraordinary. Indeed, states like existence are resultant, but they are also found in non-living entities. Hence, they are not extraordinary states of the soul. For this reason, they are not specified here; however, they are indirectly indicated by the word 'etc.' at the end, and this is the interpretation taken by the Digambara sect from the word 'and.'
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Definition of the soul
"Lakshanam Upayogah."
8. The definition of the soul is its utility.
The soul, also referred to as the self or consciousness, is an eternal, independent substance. From a metaphysical perspective, being formless, it cannot be known through the senses, but it can be known through self-awareness, direct perception, inference, etc. Nevertheless, it is appropriate to provide a definition for general inquirers so that the soul can be recognized. With this intention, the present sutra defines the soul. The self is the object (that which is to be known), and utility is the method of definition (the means of knowing). The world is a mixture of various living and non-living substances. From this, non-living and...