Book Title: ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02
Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies
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names such as pure (suddha), impure (aśuddha), supreme (parama-śuddha) and true (bhūtārtha) transcendental viewpoints after making some additions to the explanations given earlier. Later on they started using them as different types of transcendental viewpoints also. For our discussions, we shall not go in details of these different types of viewpoints.
Coming to practical viewpoint, it is possible to divide it in different types according to our intention and the infinite existences to be cognized and their utility. Broadly it is divided in two types namely Sadabhūta or and asadabhūta. In sadabhūta we talk of vertical universal (feeling of same in two modes of an object) attributes and serial transformation from one mode to another in a substance (called particular / specific or višesa) like ageing. In Asadabhūta we talk of similarities and differences of one entity with others like herd of cows, forest having many types of tree and plantations and animals. However it is be noted that practical viewpoint is used only to improve our understanding the attributes and nature of an entity and carry on our day to day life by discriminating between good and bad. Other Jain texts have further classified practical viewpoint on different basis as of 4, 7, 46 and innumerable. The most popular classification used is of seven viewpoints, which shall be discussed as a separate lecture later on under the topic epistemology.
Annexure 1 Soul / soul
Distinguishing quality: Sentiency (cetana) Number: Infinite
Quality
Remarks
Empirical soul Samsārī sīva 6
Pure soul Mukta jīva 6
Vision, knowledge
Manifestation of Consciousness (upayoga)
Omniscient Consciousness
Empirical Soul has its knowledge and vision obscured by respective karmas while pure soul is just knowledge and vision.
Lives (Jītā hai)
Non concrete
Senses, age, power, breathe.
Pure soul was empirical soul in the past.
YES
Non concrete (amūrtika)
YES But looks like concrete due to karmic bondage
Pure soul has consciousness as its life and enjoys its own
nature.
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