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The above five aphorisms 2.10-14 define the wordly living beings in terms of mobiles and non-mobiles. This implies that the liberated beings are neither of these categories. They are devoid of these categories.
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7. However, these aphorisms include the worldly beings under transmigratory motion as they have realisation of specific physique-making karma through their karmic bodies. They have psychic senses and corresponding knowledge also.
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The next aphorism is intended to indicate the number of senses which has been denoted by the word 'adi' (etc., beginning with) in the earlier aphorism 2.14. (They have also been referred to in the first chapter 1.14 while describing the sensory knowledge) :
Alternatively, some systems postulate five, six or eleven senses. What is the Jaina postulate about them? The following aphorism indicates that there are five senses only and not more:
Pancendriyaṇi 2.15 There are five (physical) senses (only).
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The enjoyer soul is called 'Indra' because of its intrinsic nature of infinite capacity for knowledge etc. equivalent to the powers of alien-postulated supreme authority despite the presence of karmic bond. The senses are defined as the instrumental causes through which the soul learns about objects. It is the sign for the existence of the conscious soul.
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Alternatively, the karmas themselves are called 'Indra' (lord). The living being wanders in the destinities of celestials, subhumans etc. because of fruition of self-earned karmas. The senses are those which are formed through them.
There are five senses which will be detailed later in the aphorism 2.19. 3. Q. It is contended that mind is also a sense because it is formed through karmas and helps the karmically dirty soul unable to learn and think about objects by self.
A. This is not correct. The mind is not a sense as it has no fixed position in the body like the senses of sight etc.
4. Secondly, the mind functions before the senses. The man, who wishes to see the colour etc., first thinks about to see such colour or enjoy such a taste. When mind thinks about them, it directs man's consciousness towards the colour etc. Then the senses function in due course. Thus, the mind is not a sense.
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