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Hkoi R; ;ks of/knbuk dk.kke- 1.21
Bhavapratyayoavadhirdevan rak n “Hkoi R; ;' vof/kKku noka vkg ukj fd; ka ds gksk gå Clairvoyance (avadhijñ na) based on birth is possessed by celestial and infernal beings.
Q.1.21.1 A.I.21.1
What is meant by in-born/state (bhava)? State is the mode of the soul caused by the body-making karma (n ma) and lifespan karma (yu).
Q.1.21.2 A.I.21.2
What is the meaning of destiny/state caused (pratyaya)? Pratyaya means the cause (nimitta) or reason (k rana).
Q.1.21.3 A.I.21.3
What is the meaning of cause as state (bhava pratyaya)? By bhava prtayaya we mean that the state or mode of existence is the cause of an attribute, e.g. bhava pratyaya clairvoyance has the mode of existence of the soul as its cause of existence.
Q.1.21.4 A.I.21.4
Who are the owners of bhava pratyaya clairvoyance? Celestial / heavenly beings (deva) and infernal / hellish beings (n raki) are the owners of bhava pratyaya clairvoyance. Clairvoyant knowledge is in-born in them.
Q.1.21.5
A1.21.5
If the infernal and heavenly beings are all blessed with clairvoyance, then where is the need for subsidence-cum-destruction of karmas? All infernal and heavenly beings are blessed with clairvoyance due to subsidence-cum-destruction of karmas only but their present state or destiny becomes the cause for the subsidence-cum-destruction.
Q.1.21.6 A.1.21.6
How the state becomes the cause for clairvoyance? The birds fly in the sky due to their state as a bird only and not by training etc. similarly for the infernal and heavenly beings, even though they cannot practice vows etc, they acquire clairvoyance.
Q.1.21.7 A.1.21.7
Are all infernal and heavenly beings blessed with clairvoyance? No, it is not so. Only the infernal and heavenly beings with right faith are blessed with clairvoyance. Those who have deluded views have a wrong type of clairvoyance called vibhamga or bad clairvoyance.
Q.1.21.8
Do any other type of living beings are also blessed with bhava pratyaya clairvoyance? Yes, the tirthañkaras are blessed with this type of knowledge with birth.
A.1.21.8
Q.1.21.9 A.1.21.9
How many types of clairvoyance are there and what are their names? There are two main types of clairvoyance based on their cuasation, namely: with state as the cause (bhava pratyaya) and the spiritual purification by partial subsidence-cum-destruction of karmas (guna pratyaya) as the cause of clairvoyance.
