Gommatasara Jiva Kanda

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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GOMMATASARA.
The age (Ayuh) vitality is included in the condition of existence soul-quest, because they always co-exist. They begin together and end together. The age Karma determines the duration of the particular condition of existence in which the mundane soul is found; and the duration of the condition of existence is exactly the length of time that the age Karma lasts. Thus evidently the age vitality is the vitality which is co-existent with, and therefore. included in, the condition of existence.
The 14 soul-classes are evidently included in the 5 senses, and 6 embodiment soul-quests. The gross and fine immobile (Súkshma and Vádara Sthávara) souls are included in one sensed beings. The rational (Sanjní) and irrational (Asanjní) mobile (Trasa) souls are included in the five-sensed beings.
The 6 kinds of capacity to develope (Paryapti) are included in the 5 senses and 6 embodiment soul-quests, because the development has reference to one or more of the 5 senses and 6 embodiments.
The three vitalities, respiration, speech-power, and mind-power are respectively the effect of the last three of the 6 capacities to develope. The capacities being included in the sense and embodiment soul-quests, the vitalities are also included in the same. The body-power vitality is the cause of vibratory activities, (Yoga) of 7 embodiments (Káya); therefore this vitality is included in the embodiment-vibratory-activity soul-quest.
Coition animate-feeling is dependent upon sexes, therefore it is included in the sex soul-quest.
Fear animate-feeling is included in the passions of anger and pride as, on ultimate analysis, these two passions, in some form or other, are involved in it. Similarly hunger animate feeling is included in the passions of deceit and greed. Worldly attachment animate-feeling is evidently included in the passion of greed.
The 5 sense-vitalities and definite (knowledge) conscious attentiveness are included in their effects, (the 8 kinds of knowledge,) in the knowledge soul-quest; similarly indefinite conscious attentiveness is included in the conation soul-quest.