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vii. Samsārastha or exists in this cosmos.
From the beginningless time, it exists in this cosmos at different places and destinies.
viii. Siddha or Pure soul
When it is fully free from all the kārnika impurities, then it attains the status of siddha (one who attains its objective) or mukta (free from bondages). It stays in this status forever and is omniscient, detached and in a state of bliss. It does not get born again in any other form (no reincarnation).
ix. Urdhvagamana or to move upwards
Like the flame of a fire, its nature is always to move straight up, but due to kārmika bondage it appears to moving in different directions.
6. Elimination of wrong concepts of soul / self.
Jain ācāryas used the above nine characteristics of jīva to remove the misconceptions about jīva of different philosophies / philosophers. Besides these, they have also given logical explanations emphatically to explain clearly the Jain concept of jīva. Given below is the explanation of jiva as per Jain philosophy. i. Jiva has existence.
It cannot be treated as void or
non-existent or imaginary. ii Tīva is completely independent. It is not a part of any God. It
exists by itself. iii. Infinite jīvas exist in cosmos. They look similar but are
different and infinite. iv. Jiva is capable of manifestation. Neither created nor a
combination of the five basic
elements. v. Its nature is consciousness Consciousness is not just an
attribute but is nature of jīva. vi. It is non-concrete and It is neither with extension, nor indestructible.
with origination/destruction.
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