First Principal of the Jaina Philosophy

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

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2. In the second division we comprehend modifications in a condition which has a beginning but no end. For example, the 'omniscience,'etc., of the liberated beings; it has a beginning but no ending, as the condition of these beings is permanent. Its Sanskrit name is sadi-nitya-suddha-paryayarthika-naya..
3. In the third division one comprehends the destruction and origination of the same modifications (paryayas), but their permanence is not thought of. Under this division one thinks that when the modifications are being destroyed at every moment they are taking other forms, but at the same time he does not consider the permanent nature of the modifications. It is called in Sanskrit satta-gaunatvena-utpada-vyayagrahaka-anityu-suddha-paryayarthika-naya.
4. In the fourth one comprehends a paryaya having the nature of origination, destruction, and permanence at one and the same moment. In this division the word asuddha is necessary; paryaya (modification) is that which has no direct reference to its permanent state, and as under this division the permanence is considered it is called asuddha, i. e. not pure. In Sanskrit it is called satta-sapekska-nitya-asuddha-paryayarthika-naya.
. 5. In this fifth division of the paryayarthika-naya one considers the pure nature of the substance under'