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But the worldly and empirical souls are infected with Kármic matter, hence its power of cognizing everything in all condition is veiled by the Karmic-clouds. “But as although the light of the sun may be veiled by cloud, some light, however, breaks through the clouds, so there also a fraction of the faculty of cognition is preserved to the soul, for if it were to loose this, it is no longer the soul."I Consciousness is the most essential and defining characteristics of the soul2. Cognition is an important aspect of this consciousness which is divided into Indeterminate ( apprehension ) and Determinate cognition (comprehension )s with their numerous divisions and sub-divisions4. Thus we find that Jaina psychology follows
1. Devendra Sūri : Ibid. 2. ( a ) Amộtacandra : Puruşărtha Siddhyupāya (Ed. and
Hindi trans. by Nathū Ram Premi), Parama Sruta
Prabhavaka Mandala, Bombay, 1953. (b) Yogindu : Parmatma-Prakasa & Yoga-Sara (Ed, A.
N. Upadhya ), Raicandra Jaina Shastramala,
Bombay, 1937. (c) Kunda-kunda : Pravacana-sara (Ed. and English
trans. A. N. Upadhya ), Raichandra Jaina Shastra
mala, Bombay, 1935. (d) Kunda-kunda : Parcásikāya-sıra (Ed. and English
trans. A. Chakravarti ), Arrah, 1920. (e) Kunda-kunda : Samaya-sara ( Ed. and English trans.
A. Chakravarti ), Bhartiya Jñāna Pitha, Kashi, 1950. (f) Kunda-kunda : Niyama-sāra (Ed. and English trans.
by Uggar Sain ), Lucknow, 1931. (g) Pūjyapada : Sarvártha-Siddhi ( Ed. and Hindi trans.
by Phūlacandra Siddhanta Sastri ), Bhartiya Jñana
Pitha, Banaras, 1955. (h ) Uma Swamí; Ibid. 3. Uma Swami : Ibid. 4. Ibid.
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