Book Title: Concept of Paryaya in Jain Philosophy
Author(s): S R Bhatt, Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ Some problems regarding the concept of Paryaya 113 and akasa and thus, the reverse order can explain well that the cause finding out the way through its effect. By this logical manner of explanation it is seen that every kind of motion is the effect of well coordination between the dharmastikaya and the object which is initiated into motion. Parallely adharmastikaya is obtained through its effect, that is, rest within objects. So here different kind of motions can be the different modes of dharmastikaya for an effect carries over the characteristic features of its causes . Hence in the same way the modes of dharmastikaya are reflected over various kinds of motions. So the back calculation shows the modes are there in dharmastikaya but no such event can be submitted in favour of dharmastikaya except the fashion one object obtains rest. Although motion is dependent on the modes of kala, so apparently it could be assumed as a mode of time. But motion is different from time and here time has only purpose to maintain the account of motion whether dharmastikaya is the auxiliary cause of motion in an object. The theory of karma is the basis of Jaina philosophy. On the basis of different modes of human life gunasthanas are determined, which are of fourteen kinds. These spiritual stages are dependent on the ten kinds of condition of karma. These are - bandha, satta, udaya, udirana, utkarsana, apakarsana, samkramana, upasama, nidhatti and nikacana. Human motives are responsible for the bondage of karma and afflictions are produced by karma. Human motives are the resultant of ignorance. So ignorance is the cause and the bondage of karma stands as the effect of that cause. The different stages of gunasthanas perform as the scales to assess the quality of knowledge. Gunasthanas are the different modes of spiritualistic nature of a human being. Thus, in this way different moods and motives cause bondages. Moods and motives are nothing but the endless modes of human nature. The relation between the modes and the karma is that of the cause and effect. Emancipation or final liberation is the highest state of a soul. Being one of the six substances soul is endowed with modeslo. The state of emancipation is the final mode of a soul. As per the characteristics of the modes every mode has its origination and cessation. And that is how one mode always follows the other mode while the other follows the next one. So a substance contains endless modes in it. Also in the state of emancipation this rule has no exception. Here only thing noticeable in

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