Jaina Concept of Omniscience

Author(s): Ramjee Singh
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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Chapter : Eight ARGUMENTS FOR OMNISCIENCE
173-220 I. Introductory Remarks
173-175 II. Mimāmsakas' Objection Answered
175-195 (A) Ohjections Regarding the Nature of Omniscience
175 (B) Orections Based on the Instruction D'. uma
186 (C) Some Other Objections
194 III. Arguments Based on Classical Pramāņas 195-211 (A) Argument Based on Perception
196 (B) Argument Based on Inference
198 (C) Argument Based on Postulation (D) Argument Based on Analogy
205 (E) Argument Based on Scriptures
206 (F) Argument Based on Non-apprehension 208 IV. Some Positive Jaina Arguments for the Existence of the Omniscient Being
211--220 (A) Argument From the Nature of the Soul as Consciousness
211 (B) Argument from Inferability
213 (C) Argument from the Progressive Development of Knowledge
214 (D) Argument based on the Truth of Astronomical Prediction
218 (E) Argi ment based on the Absolute Non
existence of any Obstructive Pramānas 219 3) Argument from the Natural Tendency of
Thought to go from Part to Whole 220
Chapter : Nine
221-230
CONCLUSION INDEX
233