ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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गय पत्म
Agent / Doer (Kartā)
Of matter karmas due to activities of mind, body and speech.
Of its own nature (svabhāva) i.e. infinite vision, knowledge, bliss and power
Empirical soul with matter karmas behaves like matter; interacts with matter, attracts them towards it and bonding them with its own svabhāva as well as affected by others (vibhāva).
Enjoyer (Bhoktā) Of results of its actions
pain, pleasures of matter karmas.
Consciousness and of its own nature only.
Size (svadeha parimāna)
Adapts to the size of the matter bodyassociated with it except at the time of changing mode (samudaghāta).
Slightly less than Soul is owner of countless the last human body space points and adjusts it owned. Fixed. itself to any size due to the
karmas associated with it. Pure soul has no karmas bonded and is hence of constant size.
Existence
Exists everywhere in Only at the summit the cosmos in different of cosmos. Does forms / modes and not move from capabilities.
there.
The empirical soul is born as beings in human, subhuman, hellish & heavenly forms according to its karmas and accordingly exists at appropriate place in
cosmos.
Upwards movement* (ürdhva gamana)
Has the capability. Is Stationery does not Pure soul just stays at the the nature of pure Soul move.
summit of cosmos, as there is no Dharma and Adharma dravya beyond that. Empirical soul due to its bondage with karmas, does not do so always
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