Concept of Jiva in Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): J C Sikdar
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J. C. Sikdar
A critical study of the nature of Soul as conceived by the Indian systems of thought reveals that the Jaina conception of Soul appeals to the common sense, besides its metaphysical value. Its importance lies in the fact that it reflects the doctrine of animism by admitting six käyajivas pervaded by Soul, namely prthivikäya-jiva (earthbodied being), apkāya-jiva (water-bodied being), tejakaya-jiva (fire-bodied being), vayukaya-jiva (air-bodied being), vanaspatikāya-jiva (plant-bodied being) and trasakayajiva (mobile being), as they exist in Nature.
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References
1. Bharatiyatattvavidya, p. 80.
2. Ibid.
3. VP., 34. 12-24, 702-715; also Gommaṭasara, "Jivakända"
4.
VP., 202, 664,
5.
Kecit Saugatammanyä apyātmānam pracakşate pudgalavyapadešena tattvänyatvädivarjitam/-Tattvasamgraha, 336.
6.
VP, 8, 10. 361.
7. Püranad-galanäcca sarirädinām pudgalāḥ /", Ibid., 20.2. 664 (comm), 8. Jive tava niyamä jive jivevi niyamā jive (" Ibid., 6. 10. 256.
Jivati tava niyama jive, jive puna siya jivai siya no jivai " Ibid., 6, 10, 256, 10 This date is recently arrived by M. A. Dhaky. Cf. His paper in this
volume. Earlier conceded date was early centuries of Christian Era.
11. "Imdiyapäņo ya tadha balapāņo taha ya aupāņo ya
Anappäṇappāņo jivāņam homti pänä te/"-Pravacanasara, II. 54. 12. "Avanne java arüvi jive säsae avatthie logadavve/", VP., 2. 10. 118. 13. Ibid., 2, 10, 118.
14. Nityavasthitänyarüpāņi /", TS., V. 4.
15.
Jivadavvä Goyamā! no samkhejjä no asamkhejjā aṇamtā ", VP., 25.2.720. 16. VP., 20,1.661; "Sa amte jive anamte jive". Ibid., 2.1.91. 17. "Asamkhijja dhammatthikaya paesā
jivatthikayapoggalatthikäyävi evam
ceva", Ibid., 2.10.119; Sthänänga, 4.3.334; see also Tattvärthasara, 3.19;
TS., V. 8.
18. "Pradeśasamhäravisargābhyäm pradipavat /", TS., V. 16; See also; Tattvär thasara, 3, 14.
19. "Nāņaṁ ca damsanam ceva carittam ca tavo tahā /
Viriyam uvayoga ya eyam jivassa lakkhanam //"
-Uttaradhyayana-Sutra, 28.11.
20. "Jive nam savirie
sapurisakkaraparakkame ayabhāveṇaṁ Jivabhāvaṁ uvadamseti /, VP., 2.10.120; 13.4.481.
21. Ibid., 2. 10. 120; 13.4.481.
22. "Aya siya nane siya annāṇe nane puna niyamaṁ āyā",
Ibid., 12.10.468.