Jaina Gazette 1928

SR No.: 034890
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ajitprasad, C S Mallinath
Publisher: Jaina Gazettee Office
Publication Year: 1928
Total Pages: 502
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 33 MB

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THE JAINA GAZETTE
Vol. XXIV) MADRAS:
WHOLE. Nos. 8, 9, 10. Í Aug. Sept. & Oct., 1928. Nos. 278, 279, 280.
JIVA.
BY
Harisatya Bhattacharya, M.A., B.L., IT has been said that according to the Jaina philosophers, “ Jiva
is possessed of cognition; is formless: is a doer ; is of the same extent as its body : is an enjoyer; migrates (in its state of Bondage) in the Samsara or the series of existences; is free (in its essence); and has an upward motion." 2. Dravya-Samgraha.
The Jivas of such a nature are infinite in number and are divided by the Jaina philosophers in the lollowing way.--
“With reference to its common essence, the Jiva is of one kind. It is of two kinds in as much as it may be in Bondage or Emancipated. The Jiva may be Imperfect or Nearly-perfect or Perfect and thus be of three modes. With respect to its state of existence, the Jiva may be divided into four classes viz., Celestical Beings, Infernal Beings. Human Beings and Subhuman Beings. In consideration of its five-fold conditions, viz., Mitigation, Annihilation, Partial-Annihilation-and-Partial-Mitigation, Modification and genesis or Rising, the Jiva is of five kinds. The six modes of cognition divide the Jiva into six classes. The seven ways of Predication make seven classes of the Jiva. In consideration of the eight essential attributes of the Soul or of the eight modes of Karma, the Jiva may be divided into eight classes. Nine categories make the Jiva nine. Ten kinds of life divide the Jiva into ten classes." 234-237 TatloarthaSara
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