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प्रवचनसार
and the non-universe (aloka).
From the transcendental-point-of-view (niscayanaya) all substances remain in their own-nature (svabhāva); the soul is not transformed into other substances, other substances are not transformed into the soul. From the empirical-point-of-view (vyavahāranaya), however, the knowledge-soul encompasses other substances and other substances encompass the knowledge-soul.
णाणं अप्प त्ति मदं वट्टदिणाणं विणा ण अप्पाणं । तम्हा णाणं अप्पा अप्पा णाणं व अण्णं वा ॥1-27॥
ज्ञानमात्मेति मतं वर्तते ज्ञानं विना नात्मानम् । तस्मात् ज्ञानमात्मा आत्मा ज्ञानं वा अन्यद्वा 1-27॥
सामान्यार्थ - [ज्ञानं ] ज्ञानगुण [ आत्मा ] जीव ही है [इति मतं ] ऐसा कहा है। [आत्मानं विना] आत्मा के बिना [ज्ञानं] ज्ञान [न वर्तते] और किसी जगह नहीं रहता [ तस्मात् ] इस कारण [ ज्ञानं] ज्ञानगुण [ आत्मा ] जीव है और [आत्मा ] जीवद्रव्य [ज्ञानं वा] ज्ञान अर्थात् चैतन्य गुणरूप है [अन्यत् वा] अथवा अन्य-गुण रूप भी है।
The Doctrine of Lord Jina proclaims that knowledge is the soul. Without the soul, there is no existence of knowledge. Therefore, knowledge is the soul, and the soul is knowledge, besides other qualities.
Explanatory Note: There is no difference between knowledge (jñāna) and the soul (ātmā); these are the same. Knowledge cannot exist without the soul. However, the soul has host of other
