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NandiSootra
WITH AND WITHOUT AVADHI-JNANA
[079] MEANING -Hell-beings, gods and nrthankars are not without Avadhijnana; which means they are with Avadhi-jnana and surely see all around. Other than these all see only partially.
[080] MEANING -This concludes the description of Avadhi-jnana.
COMMENTARY -Hell-beings, gods, and Tirthankars, these three possess Avadhi-jnana as a natural rule and see in all directions. Animals and men even after acquiring Avadhi-jnana can only see partially.
A Tirthankar possesses Avadhi-jnana during his Chhadmastha (a person in the state of bondage or one who has a finite cognition, not omniscience) state. This Avadhi-jnana has potency depending on the place of descent or ascent. If they descend from any of the 26 abodes of gods or the 9 abodes of gods located at the edge of the universe, they come with a high potency Avadhi-jnana. If they ascent from the first three hells they possess, during their immature state, a low potency Avadhi-jnana matching that belonging to the particular hell; however as soon as they attain the state of maturity this develops into the high potency Avadhi-jnana. The Avadhi-jnana of the Tirthankars is indestructible.
*MANAH-PARYAVA-JNANA*
[081] MEANING Question - What is this Manahparyava jnana? Is this knowledge acquired by human beings or non-human beings (gods, hell beings etc?)
Bhagavan replied-Gautam! This knowledge is acquired only by human beings and not by non-human beings.
Question - When you say that it is acquired by humanbeings do you mean the sammurchim humans or the garbhavyutkrantik (born out of womb, placental?)
Answer - Gautam! It is acquired only by the garbhavyutkrantik humans and not by the sammurchim i humans.
COMMENTARY -The sarnmurchim human is a conceptual micro being that originate in the excreta (urine, stool, resspiration, etc.) of the normal placental humans. Its size is as small as an infinitesimal fraction of an angul. It is insensate, irrational, innocent and incomplete and has a momentary life. (For a detailed description consult Prajnapana Sutra - first chapter)
Question - When you say that it (Manah-paryav-jnana) is acquired by garbhavyutkrantik human beings do you mean those belonging to karmabhumi (land of activity), akarmabhumi (land of inactivity or enjoyment), or the middle continents?
Answer - Gautam! It is acquired only by the placental human beings belong to karmabhumi and not by the placental human beings belonging to akarma-bhumi or or middle continents.
COMMENTARY -The area where activities related to asi (sword), masi (ink), krishi (agriculture), vanijya (commerce), kala (arts), shilp (crafts), rajaniti (politics) and teerth (religious organisation comprising of ascetics and citizens) exist is called karmabhumi; likethe earth we live on. The areas where these activities do not exist are called akarmabhumi. The human beings living in akarmabhum, i live on the produce of the kalpavriksha (wish-fulfilling trees).
The 30 akarmabhumis and the 56 middle continents fall under the class of akarmabhumis or bhog-bhumis (the lands of enjoyment). (For a detailed description consult Jivabhigam Sutra and the Yugalia chapter of Jambudveep Prajnapti)
Question - When you say that it (Manah-paryav-jnana) is acquired by karma
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Compiled by- Deepratnasagar
