Agam 05 Ang 05 Bhagvati Vyakhyaprajnapti Sutra Part 03 Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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Elaboration-Knowledge and non-knowledge in eight states of 4 existence-(1) Gati-dvar (state of genuses)—In terms of genuses there si are five classes of living beings--narak-gati or genus of infernal beings, tiryanch-gati or genus of animals, manushya-gati or genus of human beings, dev-gati or genus of divine beings, and Siddha-gati or genus of 45 liberated beings.
(i) Niraya-gatik jivas–These are jivas (souls) who have died and are in the state of movement (vigraha gati) on way to the infernal world. If
the five sensed animals and human beings on way to hell are originally 'i righteous (samyakdrishti); they are endowed with right knowledge si
(nani). This is because their avadhi-jnana being bhavapratyayik (innate or birth related) exists during this intervening movement and as such they have, as a rule, three jnanas when born in hell. If they are 5 unrighteous (mithyadrishti) they are ajnani (ignorant or with wrong knowledge). In case of non-sentient five sensed animal there is absence of pervert knowledge (vibhang-jnana) in the state of movement and as long as it is in underdeveloped state. During this period it has only two ajnanas. However, in case of unrighteous sentient five sensed animal on 45 way to hell innate pervert knowledge (bhavapratyayik vibhang-jnana) exists even in the state of movement. That is why it is said that souls on way to infernal genus have different alternative combinations of three ajnanas.
(ii) Tiryanch-gatik jivas–These are jivas (souls) who have died and are in the state of movement on way to the animal genuses. They are said to have two jnanas (kinds of right knowledge) or two ajnanas (kinds of wrong knowledge) as a rule. This is because when a righteous being (samyakdrishti jiva) falls from avadhi-jnana he goes to the animal genus with mati and shrut-jnana; that is why he has two jnanas as a rule. Also when an unrighteous being (mithyadrishti jiva) falls from vibhang-jnana he goes to the animal genus with mati and shrut-ajnana; that is why he has two ajnanas as a rule.
(iii) Manushya-gati or genus of human beings—These are jivas (souls) who have died and are in the state of movement on way to the human genus. Some of those who are endowed with right knowledge (jnani) go to human genus with avadhi-jnana, just as a Tirthankar does. Thus they have three jnanas. However, those who go to human genus without avadhi-jnana have only two jnanas. Therefore it is said here
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