Jaina Tarka Bhasha

Author(s): Dayanand Bhargava
Publisher: Motilal Barasidas Pvt Ltd

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Jaina-Tarka-Bhāṣā
*19. That which for its genesis depends only on the activity of the soul is transcendental.(perception). It is threefold: clairvoyance, telepathy and perfect knowledge. Having all those objects which have forms as its subject and depending only on the Self is the clairvoyance type of knowledge. It is six-fold:following, augmenting, and extinguishing together with their opposites. Following is that which follows even to the place other than that of its genesis, like the light of the sun;just as the light of the sun arising in the east spreads to the west also and, illuminates the territory there, similarly this also though generated in one place, illuminates the objects to the man even when he moves. Non-following is that which illuminates the objects only in the place of its genesis, like the knowledge of an astrologer (who answers questions); just as an astrologer answers the question asked only at certain places, similarly it also illuminates objects only at authorised places. Gradually increasing from the place of its genesis is the augmenting, like the fire, placed in the multitude of dry and increasing fuel and enkindled by the burning of the lower and upper pieces of wood of Premna Spinosa; just as fire en kindled by effort, increases at gaining of fuel, similarly by virtue of extremely auspicious actions, this also augments after genesis. Decreasing is that which gradually decreases in its scope after genesis, like the flame of fire on the removal of the mass of the fuelmatter; just as the flame of fire, with its fuel removed, decreases, this also decreases. Distinguishing is that which after its genesis, perishes absolutely like the wave of the water; just as the wave of water, just after its genesis, disappears completely similarly this also. Non-existinguishing is that which lasts upto death or upto the attainment of pure-knowledge, like the sex-consciousness; just as the male-sex-consciousness etc. lasts as long as the male form etc. of existence endures, similarly this also.
[10. Investigation into Telepathy] *20. That which has a direct cognition of mind only is telepathy. Here it should be noted that it can directly cngnise only the psychic modes and cognises the external objects only