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Multifaceted symbiotic philosophy of ..... : 61 occurrences. In this cosmic process every existence has a specific nature, place, role and function. But in the total set up human being has a unique and privileged position. He/she is endowed with the capacity to know the true nature of things, to act freely within some bonds and to be responsible for one's actions. He/she is partly free and partly determined but the determinations are also one's own making due to our karmas. Thus Jainism takes into cognizance conducive or detrimental effects of the past actions and exhorts for management of actions and fruits of actions in terms of virtuous conduct and austere living.. In the causal happenings brought about by human agency there are five causal factors the integrated conglomeration (samavāya) of which gives rise to an event. They are svabhāva consisting of dravya, ksetra and kāla. They constitute material cause. The second is puruṣārtha (present human endeavour out of free will). The third is daiva or niyati or prārabdha (accumulated past karmas of the agent which have not so far fructified), kālalabdhi" (proper time conducive for production) and bhavitavyatā (possibility of production or productibility of action). Among these, five puruşārtha plays a dominant and significant role in so far as other factors are beyond human control but puruşārtha is solely dependent upon human free will and it can be planned and managed. There is no incompatibility among these five factors and that is why their integration is possible and it is known as pañcasamavāya. Samantabhadra in Āptamīmāmsā advocates complementary character of daiva and puruṣārtha and rejects lop-sided view of relying on any one. This is the anaikāntika drsti. Another notable thing is that in this enterprise there is scope for divine inspiration but there is no room for divine help. There is no God who is a savior. The divine beings are there who can serve as catalysts or as ideals to emulate. Puruşārtha or self-effort is the only means available to us for self-realization. The daiva is also our own making and through virtuous conduct we can minimize or neutralize its effect. That is why practices of samvara and nirjarā
| SR No. | 525079 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2012 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sudarshanlal Jain |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2012 |
| Total Pages | 98 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 12 MB |