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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
the bow of) Dharma, (the Trinity of Right-belief, Right knowledge and Right Conduct), we shall describe the great chapter on soul-quests (Márganá) which comprises various sub-chapters.
जाहि व जासु व जीवा मग्गिज्जंते जहा तहा दिट्ठा
ताओ चोदस जाणे सुयणाणे मग्गणा होंति ॥ १४१ ॥ याभिर्वा यासु वा जीवा मृग्यन्ते यथा तथा दृष्टाः । ताश्चतुर्दश जानीहि श्रुतज्ञाने मार्गणा भवन्ति ॥ १४१ ॥
141 Know (them to be ) the soul-quests, by means of which, or amongst which souls, as seen in scriptural knowledge, are searched for. They are fourteen.
Commentary.
A general knowledge about souls has already been imparted to us in the foregoing chapters on spiritual stages, soul-classes, developables and Vitalities. Soul-quests are intended to give us a detailed knowledge of souls.
इंदिये काये जोगे वेदे कसायणाणे य ।
संजमदंसणलेस्सा भवियासम्मत्तसरिणाहारे ॥ १४२ ॥ गतीन्द्रिययोः काये योगे वेदे कषायज्ञाने च । संयमदर्शन लेश्यामन्यतासम्यक्त्व संज्ञयाहारे ॥ १४२ ॥
142. The fourteen soul-quests are :
1. Condition of existence (gati). 2. sense (indriya), 3, Embodiment (káya), 4. Vibratory activity (Yoga), 5 Sexinclination (Veda ). 6. Passion ( Kasháya), 7. Knowledge (Jnána), 8. Control (samyama), 9. Conation (Darshana ), 10. Thought-paint (Leshyá), 11. Liberableness (Capacity of) attaining liberation from karmic bondage (Bhavyatva) 12. Right-belief ( Samyaktva), 13. Rationality (Samjnitva), and 14. Assimilation (of matter, (Áhára).
उवसमसुहुमाहारे वे गुव्विय मिस्सर अपज्जत्ते । साससम्मे मिस्ले सान्तरगा मग्गणा अट्ठ ॥ १४३ ॥
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