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Jaina Gem Dictionary
Dravya ()-(1) Substance.
(2) Subject-matter. (3) A category of Vaiseṣika. Dravyabandha ()—The substance which binds the soul as karmic matter; objective bondage. Dravya bhâva (a)—Category of substance. Dravya lesyâ (64 )—Matter-paint ; the colour
or tint of the body.
Dravya linga (4 fm)-Sex-organ,
Dravya mana (FH)—Material mind; organ of
mind.
(द्रव्यमोक्ष)
Dravya mokṣa (T)-Objective liberation. Dravya nikṣepa ( )—Privative aspect; giving
a name, the qualities connoted by which were possessed in the past, or will be possessed in the future by the thing named, but are not possessed now. Dravya nirjarâ (çou favi)—Objective shedding. Dravyánuyoga (द्रव्यानुयोग ) - That portion of Jaina literature which treats of Jaina metaphysics. Dravya parivartana (ou fada)-Matter-cycle of
wanderings.
Dravyaprâna (quru)—Material vitalities, i.c., power of mind; body; speech; five senses; respiration; and age.
Dravyarthika (g)—Relating to the substance.
