Jain Journal 1969 07

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JULY, 1969
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according to vyavaharanaya. It is also pointed out that the soul is extended over all parts of the body which is very similar to the view of the Jainas. Jainism is also of the view that the soul is formless and is possessed of consciousness.18 Buddhaghosa also referred to this view of the Jainas.19
Potthapada describes the theories of attā (soul) as follows : 20
(i) Attā has a form and is composed of the four elements enjoying
food. This is the theory of material soul (olārikam kho, aham bhante, attānam paccemi rūpim catumahābhūtikam kabalinkaharabhakkham ti).
(ii) Attā is made of mind (manomaya) embracing all parts and not
devoid of sense-organs (manomayam kho aham, bhante, attānam paccemi sabbangapaccangim ahinindriyam ti).
(iii) Attā is formless and endowed with consciousness (arūpim kho
aham, bhante, attānam paccemi saññamayam ti).
(iv) Consciousness is different from attā (anna va saññā añña va
attā ti).
Out of these theories, Guruge is of the view that the first theory probably belongs to the Jainas, for Jainism flourished in the same region where the Buddha was active.21 But this does not appear convincing. Perhaps a more correct view would be that this theory belongs to the Cārvāka philosophy according to which the soul, like the body, is a aggregation of the four elements.22 No such view is accepted by Jaina philosophy. The third view can be, of course, recognised as the Jaina
18 jivo uvaogamao amutrikatta sadehaparimano
bhotta samsarattho siddho so vissasoddhagai.--Dravyasangraha, 2.
19 arupa-samapatti-nimittam pana atta ti samapatri-sannan'c assa sannigahetva va nigantho-adayo pannapeti, viya takkamattena eya va, arupi atta sanni ti nam. -Sumangala Vilasini, p. 110.
20 D. i. 186-7. Cf. D. iii. 137.
21 «The Place of Buddhism in Indian Thought', Journal of Vidyodaya University of Ceylon, Vol. I. No. 1., p. 25.
32 atha lokayatam. prthivyaptejovayuriti tattvani tatsamudaye sarirendriyavisayasanjna. tebhyascaitanyam kinvadibhyo madasaktivat vijnanam.-Bhaskara Bhasya ; Bauddha Darsan tatha anya Bharatiya Darsan, p. 824. Cf. Sandukasutta of Majjhima Nikaya.