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believes that jiva (being or soul) is not made up of matter, (6) Rupi jiva4 believes that jiva (being or soul) is with form only, and (7) Sarva jivabelieves that the whole visible world is jiva (being or soul).
(1) First Vibhang-jnana-When a tatharupa saman-mahan (ascetic as described in scriptures) is endowed with vibhang-jnana, he sees any 'fi one of the five directions-east, west, south, north or zenith up to $i
Saudharma Kalp (a divine realm)—with the help of this knowledge. He Hi then thinks that he had acquired miraculous knowledge and perception
and saw the whole universe in this one direction. Many ascetics say that this universe existed in all the five directions. They all were telling a lie. This is first Vibhang-jnana.
(2) Second Vibhang-jnana-When a tatharupa saman-mahan is endowed with vibhang-jnana, he sees all the five directions-east, west,
south, north or zenith up to Saudharma Kalp—with the help of this fi knowledge. He then thinks that he had acquired miraculous knowledge fi and perception and saw the whole universe in all the five directions. * Many ascetics say that this universe existed in only one direction. They
all were telling a lie. This is second Vibhang-jnana. F (3) Third Vibhang-jnana-When a tatharupa saman-mahan is fi endowed with vibhang-jnana, he only sees beings indulging in violence, si
falsity, stealing, sex, possessions and eating during the night but is unable to see the bondage of karmas caused due to these activities. He then thinks
that he had acquired miraculous knowledge and perception and saw that fjiva (being or soul) was involved merely in action and there was no bondage Fi of karmas due to these actions. Many ascetics say that jiva was not involved in action. They all were telling a lie. This is third Vibhang-jnana.
(4) Fourth Vibhang-jnana-When a tatharupa saman-mahan is F endowed with vibhang-jnana, he sees gods picking matter particles from
outside their body as well as inside and performing a variety of transmutations and creating just one body or a variety of bodies by touching, agitating, and bursting forth at different times in different areas. He then thinks that he had acquired miraculous knowledge and perception and saw that jiva is made up of matter only. Many ascetics $1
say that jiva was not made up of matter. They all were telling a lie. This ! is fourth Vibhang-jnana.
(5) Fifth Vibhang-jnana-When a tatharupa saman-mahan is 15 endowed with vibhang-jnana, he sees gods performing a variety of
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