Gandharwad

SR No.: 011044
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay, D P Thaker
Publisher: Jain Granth Prakashak Sabha
Publication Year: 1942
Total Pages: 579
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 63 MB

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lity of new sattvas to be born. Moreover, this world is limited in space. It is natural, therefore, that there will be a small number of jivas depending upon it. Under these circumstances, if one believes that plants etc. are not sa-cetana, the whole of the mundane world will have to cease existing in no time. But that is not desirable in any way. Hence, in order to account for the continuity of the mundane world, the continuity of the living beings is accepted. Now since all these jivas are the mundane jivas, they must have bhutas as their s'astras (weapons) and since plants etc. are based on bhutas they should also be undoubtedly taken as sa-jiva.
Ganadharavada
•: 271 :.
Now, the opponent's objection and its refutationएवमहिंसाभावो जीवघणं ति न य तं जओऽभिहिअं । सत्थोवहयमजीवं न य जीवघणं ति तो हिंसो ॥ २१४॥ (१७६२)
Evamahimsabhāvo jîvaghaṇam ti na ya tam jao'bhihiam Satthovahayamajîvam na ya jîvaghanam ti to himso 214(1762) [ एवमहिंसाभावो जीवधनमिति न च तद् यतोऽभिहितम् ।
शस्त्रोपहतमजीवं न च जीवधनमिति ततो हिंसा ।। २१४ ।। (१७६२) Evamahimsa'bhavo jîvaghanamiti na ca tad yato'bhihitam | Sastropahatamajivam na ca jîvaghanamiti tato himsā ||214|| (1762)]
Trans. 214 (The opponent may ask that) There is no possibility of ahimsa in that case on account of the statement that " (the world) is compact with jivas. (The reply is) That is not so. It has already been said that one is rendered lifeless (only) when beaten by weapons. So, himsā could never be derived merely from the statement that "( the world) is compact with jivas." (1762)
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टीका - नन्वेवं सति लोकस्यातीवपृथिव्या दिजीवधनत्वादहिंसाऽभावः, dqàccafgaızafazý faaf gfag+aqzfafa_ma: | aŝag a, aðऽनन्तरमेवाभिहितमस्माभिः - " शस्त्रोपहतं पृथिव्यादिकमजीवं " भवति ।