First Principal of the Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): Hirachand Liladhar Zaveri
Publisher: Jaina Vividh Sahitya Shastramala

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THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF
the inflow into it of the matter must be stopped (samvara]; then the matter already in combination with the soul must be gradually removed (nirjara), and when this is accomplished the soul has become free from matter [karma). This condition of the soul is known in the Jain philosophy as moksha or nirvana.
The last five of the above-named seven principles are but the different states produced by the varying degrees of combination and separation of the first two, soul and non-soul..
Jiva, which is translated sometimes 'living being' and sometimes 'soul', is defined as “knowing being '; its differentia is knowledge, or consciousness, or awareness. Jiva, or the soul, has eight natural qualities which are not found in other substances; they are
1. Unlimited knowledge [jnana);
. 2. Unlimited undifferentiated knowledge [darsana);
3. Freedom from pain and pleasure (avyabadha) ;
4. Right conviction,' right knowledge, and right conduct (samyaktva);
5. Eternal life [akshaya-sthiti); 6. Formlessness [arupi];