Book Title: Jaina Ontology
Author(s): K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 176 58 (39) For the essentials of the doctrine of dravya-, kṣetra-, kāla-, bhāva, pradesa see 240 a. Additional clarification on certain points can be had from 609 a and 613 b (already referred to in connection with the treatment of time). But the doctrine is pre-supposed in a good number of other passages as well. JAINA ONTOLOGY 59 (41) 928 b 60 (42) 708 b 61 (42) The Jaina theoreticians have devised a special system of enume. ration. Its basic units are samkhyata, asamkhyāta and ananta. Samkhyāta covers the lowest quantities but even asaṁkhyāta begins at a high enough stage; ananta begins at a stage higher still but even the region of ananta has an end. This much information should suffice for our present purpose. 62 (42) 18 b, 581 a (both for ajwa) 63 (42) 414 b 64 (43) 422 b 65 (43) 23 a 66 (43) 876 b 67 (45) 583 a 68 (45) 457 a 69 (45) 461 a 70 (46) 712 b 71 (52) 356 b 72 (52) 865 a 73 (53) 528 b 74 (60) 642 b 75 (60) 89 a 76 (61) Samudghata is conceived as a process in which a large quantity of Karmic physical particles are expelled at one go. As here enumerated, the first type of samudghata involves the expulsion of vedaniya-karma, the second that of kaşaya-karma, the third that of ayuş-karma, the fourth that of vaikriyaśartra-nāmakarma, the fifth that of taijasaśarīra-nāmakarma, the sixth that of aharakasarira-namakarma. The seventh type is a special operation which a person undertakes when he is on the eve of attaining mokṣa but his vedaniya-, nāma-, and gotra-karmas happen to be of greater duration than his ayuş-karma. The operation results in the equating of the duration of the former three types of karma to that of ayuş-karma. This much information should suffice for our present purpose. 77 (67) Sutra 1-59 78 (68) Sutra 8-27 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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