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FEELINGS
This chapter is devoted to the exposition of various types of feelings (vedanā) experienced by living beings belonging to this or that from among 24 classes. The following are the types of vedanā.
(1) Hot, Cold, Hot-cum-Cold (2) dravya-vedanā, kşetra-vedanā, kāla-vedanã and bhāva-vedanā (3) Bodily, Mental, Bodily-cum-Mental (4) Sātā, Asātā, Satā-asātā (5) Pleasant, Painful, Pleasant-cum-Painful (Sukhā, Duhkha,
Aduh kha-asukha) (6) Voluntary, Involuntary (7) Self-conscious, Not-self-conscious
The title of the fourth part of Satkhandagama is Vedanakhanda. It starts from Book IX. Therein Vedanā part contains the exposition of the types of karmas. The exposition is based on 24 anuyogadvāras (points of investigation). Among these 24 dvaras there occurs a dvāra called 'Vedanā.' The exposition of this Vedanādvāra is contained in Book X. And that vedanā is expounded on the basis of 16 anuyogadvāras. The second type of vedana (viz. dravya-vedanā, kşetra-vedanā, kāla-vedana and bhāva-vedana) mentioned in Prajñāpanā is fully expounded here on the basis of 4 dvāras of identical names. The question as to who is possessor of this or that type of vedanā is discussed in Prajñā parā, keeping in view the 24 classes of living beings whereas in Satkhandagama it is discussed on the basis of alternatives yielded by the method of naya, the method which requires the employment of 'syat'. Again, in the dvāras dravya etc. there occurs the consideration of this question.
The speculation about the fruition (vipäka) of karma was known by the name of Vedanā before it attained crystallised form. And the old theoreticians had pondered over the problem of vedana from various standpoints. All these thoughts are collected
1. The commentator in his commentary (folio 555) on sú. 2057 writes as
follows: 'etāvatsūtram cirantaneşv avipratipattyä śrūyate kecid acāryāh
punar etadvişayam adhikam api sūtram pathanti 1 tatas tanmatam ahal 2. This very information is contained in Bhagavati (19.5.656) which asks
its readers to consult Prajñāpanā for further clarification. At this place Malayagiri states: 'nidānidādigatas tu višeşo na sangrhīto vicitratvāt sūtragateh'-Commentary, folio 554.
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