Dravya Sangraha

Author(s): Nemichandramuni
Publisher: Chandraprabha Digambar Jain Mandir Trust

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Drav va Sangraha
wich are iru, to things which are false, to things which are both true and false, and to things which are neither true nor false. Speech also might be directed to truth, falsehood, mixed truth and falsehood, and neither truth nor falsehood. Unity in body, again, is of seven kinds: (1) as in the bodies of human beings and lower animals which are fixed in limits, (2) a mixed state of the first, (3) as in the bodies of the inmates of heaven and hell which can increase or diminish, (4) a mixed state of the third, (5) as in the body which comes out of the lead of a sage in the sixth stage of development to go to a Kevali, (6) a mixed state of the fifth and 7) as in the forms which results from the eight kinds of Karma.
Veda or sex is of three kinds : male, female and eunuch.
Kasaya or passions are four : anger, pride, deceit and greed Each of these is, again, of four kinds according to different degrees of intensity
Juana is of eight kinds: Mati, Sruta, Avadhi, Manalı-paryaya, Kevala Kumati Kusruta and Vibhangavadhi.
Samyama or restraint consists of keeping the Vratas (rows) observing the Samiris, checking the Kasayas or passions, siving 17p the Danda and controlling the Indriyas (senses).
Darsana is of four kinds: Chaksu, Achaksu, Avadhi and Keyala.
Lesya is that by which a Jiva assimilates virtue and vice with itself. Feelings arising from Yoga, coloured by passions, lead to BhavaLesya and the actual colours of bodies produced by such feelings are called Dravya Lesya The colours are black, blue, pigeon, golden, lotus-like and White. The first three are resultants of evil, and the last three of good emotions.
That quality by which a cool attains perfect faith, knowledge and conduct is known as Bhavyatva Guna, and that by which these are ohstructed is called Abhavyatva Gun. Bhavya Margana defines Jivas which possess each of these sets of qualities.
Samyakrva is perfeet faith in the Tattvas or principal tenets of Jainism
Sangi Jívas are those who with the help of mind are capable of teaching of action, of giving advice and of conversation. As:angi Jivas are tliose who are incapable of these. In Sangya Margana each of these classes of Jívas are described.
Ahara is the assimilation of material particles by Jivas to preserve bodies.