Book Title: Jaina Epistemology
Author(s): Indra Chandra Shastri
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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________________ Darsana 441 jñāna. It is a sort of attention. In the distinction of jñāna from darśana we take the latter sense. In the definition of knowledge as general we have the former sense. The Main differences summed up The main differences between the conventional view and that of Dhavalā can be summed up in the following points : Conventional view Dhavala's view 1. Jñāna is a decisive knowledge Darsana and jñāna both are of the self as well as the decisive; darśana is related object, darśana is not deci. with the self while jñāna sive. with external objects. 2. Darśana is the cognition of Darśana and jñāna both are generality, while jñāna is that cognitions of generality as of particularity. well as particularity. 3. Both occur after the conti- Barsana is prior and jñāna guity of senses with the posterior to the contiguity. object. 4. Both are related with the self Darśana is related with the as well as external objects. self while jñāna with the external objects 5. Darśana is not pramāņa; Darśana is always pramāņa, jñāna is both. jñāna is both. The view of Dhavala can be compared with Samānāntarapratyaya of the Buddhist. The Two Views Reconciled We have stated above several notions regarding darśana, which are found in the Svetāmbara or Digambara literature. Fundamentally, they can be put into two broad and naturally opposite groups. According to the first group darśana occurs after the contiguity between subject and the object; while, according to the second group it occurs before. In the original Āgamas we find two terms expressing the nature of darśana. They are nirākāra and sāmānyagrahaņa. But, these terms do not lead to any conclusion, as they can be interpreted in both Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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