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Tattvärthasūtra
When there is no rise of totally-obscuring (sarvaghātī) intensityclairvoyance-obscuring karmas, but there is rise of partiallyobscuring (deśaghati) intensity-clairvoyance-obscuring karmas, that state is called destruction (kṣaya). Where these karmas do not attain to the stage of rise but are merely existent, that state is called subsidence or quiescence (upśama). That which arises owing to these two causes is called clairvoyance of destruction-cum-subsidence (kṣayopśama). This must be understood to occur in case of the rest. Who are the rest? The rest are human beings (manusya), and animals (tiryańca). Even among them, it must be understood to arise only in case of those who have the necessary capacity. That capacity is not present in those who are without mind - asamjñī – and who have not attained completion - called aparyāptaka. And even among those with mind and completion, it does not arise in all. If so, in whom does it arise? It arises in case of those in whom right faith, etc., are present, and in whom the concerned karmas are quiescent or destroyed. Though clairvoyance arises owing to destruction-cum-subsidence in all cases, the specific mention of 'due to destruction-cum-subsidence' is intended for determination, namely, depending on destruction-cum-subsidence (kṣayopśama) only and not on the state of existence or birth (bhava). This clairvoyance is of six kinds: anugāmi, ananugāmi, vardhamana, hiyamāna, avasthita, and anavasthita (accompanying, unaccompanying, increasing, decreasing, steady, and unsteady, respectively) according to particular characteristics. Just as light accompanies the sun, the first kind-anugāmī - accompanies the individual possessing it wherever he goes. The second kind ananugāmi does not accompany the individual. It passes away then and there, like the reply given to the question of an indifferent person. The third variety - vardhamana - expands rapidly like the fire in the forest caused by friction, which spreads rapidly by means of dried leaves and fuel. It develops from its original degree up to the extent of knowing innumerable universes, owing to the purity of right faith, etc., of the individual. The fourth variety - hiyamāna - decreases up to a very small fraction of an angula (a very small measure) from its original
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| SR No. | 034448 |
| Book Title | Tattvartha Sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vijay K Jain |
| Publisher | Vikalp Printers |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 500 |
| Language | Hindi, Sanskrit, English |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & Book_English |
| File Size | 5 MB |