ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

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

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4 Upayoga ātmā
5 Jñāna ātmā
6 Darśana ātmā
7 Caritra ātmā
8 Virya ātmā
Soul characterized by functions
Soul characterized by knowledge
Soul characterized by vision
Soul characterized by conduct
Soul characterized by element of power
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In Bhagavati Sūtra the jīvas are classified in many ways. The bonded souls are of two types, mobile and immobile, wandering in four existences, developed and at times undeveloped; with mind or without mind; having one, two or five kinds of bodies; one, two, or five senses, one, two or five kinds of dispositions (bhāvas); one two or three yogas, i.e. channels of activity; four-fold passions; two-fold upayoga, six colours of thoughts (lesyās) and is bonded by the eight kinds of karmas.
In chapter 7.8 of Bhagavati, it is revealed that the soul has the characteristic of contracting and expanding. When an elephant dies its soul can leave that body and occupy a worm's body and vice-versa. Just as the light of a lamp fills the room in which it is kept, the soul pervades the body it occupies. Chapter 12.2 records the questions and answers of Jayanti Sramaṇopāsikā wherein she has raised important spiritual questions that are very ardently studied in the Jaina svadhyāya circles.
Chapter 7.1 reveals the characteristic of the Jiva to move upwards hence the liberated souls move upwards to the tip of the universe. Chapter 1.1 reveals that the knowledge of the soul travels with it in the next birth, but not the conduct and the austere practices although their fruit as the Karma body follows the doer. Chapter 6.1 reveals that some souls experience great pain (mahāvedanā) whereas some others do great nirjarā, i.e. annihilation of large heaps of karmas.
Chapter 6.3 says that the souls are in this world since beginning-less time but they can terminate their stay and reach the abode of final beatitude. Chapter 14.4 reveals the changing cum eternal nature of both living and non-living. Likewise we find ample matter on the concept of soul, characteristics of liberated as well as bounded souls. Chapter 5.8 says that the number of living beings and non-living beings is constant; they can neither be created nor destroyed; only their form keeps on changing.
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