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Chhakkanḍāgame Jīvaṭṭhāṇam
[1, 9-1, 3
Idāṇiṁ Pagadisamukittanaṁ Kassāmo ||3|| Now we will describe the nature of the elements. ||3||
The description of the elements is called the element description. It is said that the element description means the description of the nature of the elements. That element description is of two types, the original element description and the subsequent element description. From the perspective of the dravyaarthicnaya, the element that encompasses all the differences within itself is called the original element. From the perspective of the paryayaarthicnaya, the element that is separate and distinct is called the subsequent element. Of these, here first the form of the original elements that encompass all the subsequent elements is described.
Tam Jahā ||4|| Ṇāṇāvarṇīyaṁ ||5|| That element description is as follows. ||4|| The knowledge-obscuring karma is. ||5||
Knowledge, understanding, comprehension, and perception are all synonymous terms. The karma that obscures this knowledge is called the knowledge-obscuring karma. By saying "knowledge-obscuring," it should be understood that it can obscure the knowledge that is the characteristic of the jiva, but it can never destroy it. The reason is that if the complete destruction of knowledge and perception is assumed, then the destruction of the jiva would also be inevitable, because the object without its characteristic cannot be found. But this is not possible. In reality, the smallest part of the infinite part of the letter is constantly manifested - it is never obscured. The karma that obscures this knowledge quality is the knowledge-obscuring karma, which is material and flows continuously from beginning to end.
Daśaṇāvarṇīyaṁ ||6|| The perception-obscuring karma is. ||6||
The use of the self as the object is called perception. Where knowledge is the object of external meanings, there perception is the object of the internal, this is the difference between the two. Like knowledge, this perception quality is never completely destroyed, because otherwise, the destruction of the jiva itself would be unavoidable. The karma that obscures this type of perception quality is the perception-obscuring karma. The meaning is that the material aggregate that is transformed into karma by means of falsehood, non-restraint, passions, and yoga, and which, by being connected with the jiva, obscures the perception quality, should be understood as the perception-obscuring karma.
Vedaniyaṁ ||7|| The karmic experience is. ||7||