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[512] Chapter on Knowledge in the Six Angas
[4, 1, 5] The knowledge that is the object of all is called Sarvavadhi. Salutations to the Jinas who possess this Sarvavadhi. [4]
Here, the word 'Sarva' should not be taken to mean all substances, but only the substance that is the essence of all (pudgala). This is because the object of Avadhi knowledge is substance, not non-substance.
Salutations to the infinite Jinas. [5]
Salutations to the Jinas who possess infinite and limitless knowledge, whose object of knowledge has no end or limit.
Salutations to the Jinas who possess Koṣṭha-buddhi. [6]
Koṣṭha means a container (a special vessel made of clay for storing grain). Just as a Koṣṭha is capable of holding many types of grains like wheat, barley, etc., so too, the intellect that is capable of grasping all categories of substances is called Koṣṭha-buddhi. Salutations to the Jinas who possess this Koṣṭha-buddhi. Although the word 'Jina' is not present in the sutra, it should be understood from the previous sutras, both here and in the following.
Salutations to the Jinas who possess Bīja-buddhi. [7]
Just as a seed is the basis for the root, sprout, leaves, branches, and trunk, so too, the word that is the basis for the meaning of the twelve Angas is called Bīja, because it is like a seed. The knowledge of the mind that takes this Bīja word as its object is also called 'Bīja' because of its role as a cause. In other words, the intellect that grasps this Bīja word, which is connected to infinite meanings through countable words, should be understood as Bīja-buddhi. Just as a seed sown in fertile land that has been properly tilled, with the help of suitable materials like time, etc., produces abundant grain, so too, the Jiva, with the help of this Bīja-buddhi, which is obtained through the destruction and cessation of the nine Indriya-avarana, Śruta-jñāna-avarana, and Vīrya-antarāya, is able to grasp a single Bīja word and through it, grasp many objects. Salutations to the Jinas who possess this Bīja-buddhi. This is the meaning of the sutra.
Salutations to the Jinas who possess the power of Padānusārī. [8]