Book Title: Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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________________ Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals destroying supervariforms of donation-obstructing etc. karmas and on the realisation of their partially-destroying supervariforms. The word 'righteousness' here refers to the experiencer or realiser (vedaka) righteousness. The destruction-cum-subdisdential righteousness is defined as the faith in realities arising due to (i) the non-realisational destruction of (a) four infinitely-bonding passions and (b) wrongness and right-cumwrongnss subspecies (ii) the existential subsidence of these karmic subspecies and (iii) realisation of partially destroying supervariform of righteousness. The destruction-cum-subsidential conduct develops through the detachmental volitions arising due to (i) non-realisational destruction of infinitely bonding, partial and total-vow-preventing tetrads of passions (twelv in all) (ii) the existential subsidence of these twelve passions and (iii) possible realisation of partially destroying supervariforms of one of the forms of four gleaming passions and nine quasi-passions. The destruction-cum-subsidential restraint-cum-non-restraint develops through the abstinent-cum-non-abstinent volitions arising due to (i) nonrealisational destuction of eight passions of their infinitely bonding and partial vow preventing tetrads (ii) the existential subsidence of these passions (iii) the realisation of vow-preventing tetrad of passion (iv) the realisation of partially destroying supervariforms of gleaming passion and (v) possible realisation of nine quasi-passions. 9.Q. The varieties of instinctiveness, right-cum-wrongness and activities (yoga) should also be included here because of their destruction-cumsubsidential nature. A. This is not necessary. They are included here under the categories of knowledge (sensory), righteousness and super-attainment of energy. The destruction-cum-subsidential instinctiveness is included in the sensory knowledge due to destruction-cum-subsidence of quasi-sense-obscuring karma. Though the right-cum-wrongness has a dual character, still it is taken as one like the milk-water mixture. It is included, therefore, in the category of righteousness due to its partial righteous character. The activity (yoga) is included in the super-attainment of energy. Alternatively, the word 'ca' (and) in the aphorism should be taken to include all those varieties not mentioned. Q. When the five-sensed nature is common in the term 'instinctive', how is it that there is destruction-cum-subsidence of quasi-sense-obscuring karma in some and not in other living beings? A. Despite the common five-sensed nature, the instinctiveness arises only on the specific realisation of the physique-making karma of class of instinctiveness, due to the destruction-cum-subsidence of quasi-sense-obscuring karma. It does not occur without this condition. It is just like the fact that the 57 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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