ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

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

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vii. It is elastic by nature. It is neither omnipresent nor a pointless existence. It expands
and contracts fully as per the body it owns.
vii. Doer / agent of its
Nobody else is the benefactor or agent of its activities. It is responsible for all its activities and their results.
acts
ix. Knows and
experiences its self.
Sva-para-prakasaka'i.e. it knows its own self as well as all other beings also.
X. Delusion, attachment Delusion, attachment and aversion etc. are not its nature but etc.
they exist to some extent. They look like that but after destroying all these, it can attain pure state.
7. Classification of Jiva or types and subtypes of Jiva. As per Jain philosophy, there are infinite jīvas in this cosmos. By there characteristics, they look alike but from modal viewpoint they are all different. They are classified in different categories like on the basis of the sense organs or on the basis of their ability to move or the basis of their place of existence etc. One such classification is shown in the chart below.
Jiva
Sansāri/empirical
Mukta / liberated
Sthāvara / immobile (One sensed)
Trasa /mobile (2-5 sensed)
Water bodied
2 senses
Air bodied
3 senses
Fire bodied
4 senses
Soil or earth bodied Vegetation
5 senses
Similarly jīva can be classified in a number of ways based on its destiny (gati) (like human, sub-human, heavenly and hellish) or its capability to achieve liberation (bhavya and abhavya) or its state of spiritual purification (gunasthānas) etc.
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