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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
A. This is not necessary. When particulars are described, the untold generality is always involved there. It could be illustrated by the fact that when one mentions about the knots or joints, the fingers are always implicated there. The salvatedness is common for all the destructional volitions. Supplementary Notes 1. The following points are dealt with in the commentary: (a) The nine varieties of destructional volitions have been enumerated here on the basis of the destruction of the karmas as below: Destructional knowledge 13" stage Due to desctruction of knowledge
obscuring karma Desctructional conation 13" stage Conation-obscuring karma. Destructional donation, 13" stage different varieties of obstructive gain, enjoyment, repeatable
karma. enjoyment and energy Destructional righteousness 4-7 stage Seven sub-species of deluding karma Destructional right conduct 12 stage Conduct deluding karma.
(b) These destructional volitions do not occur in the salvated beings as they are dependent on the physique-making karmic species (which are not there in them). 2. The absolute knowledge is obscured by the corresponding knowledge obscuring karma. However, other types of this karma are also indirectly involved in its obscuring. Hence, it has been indicated to arise from the destruction of knowledge-obscuring karma as a whole. Similar point is also applicable in case of the arise of absolute conation.
The different marvellous modes of destructional donation, gain, enjoyment and repeatable enjoyment are the dependent modes of the living being. Their actual manifestation depends on the realisation of two sub-species of physique making karma. They have, therefore, been formally designated as destructional volitions. 4. The destructional volitions may also arise through the non-destructive karmas (they are four-life span-determining, status-determining, feelingproducing and physique-making karmas). But they could not be called uncommon characteristics of the living as they are observed in other reals too. Hence, they have not been mentioned here. 5. The infinite purity due to destructional volitions can be proved by the following inference:
"The degree of excellence in purity must reach its consummation somewhere, because this is the way of all progressions like atoms to the universe or purity of metals like gold etc. from their ores." The gradual purity in faith, knowledge and conduct of living beings is observed through mental purity, austerities and karmic destruction-cum-subsidence etc. These proccesses
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