Book Title: Jainism Key to Reality
Author(s): Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan

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________________ Q.1.25.6 A.I.25.6 What is difference between clairvoyance and telepathy with respect to species of the owners? Owners of telepathy are ascetics with high purity in the 6th to the 12h gunasth nas while for clairvoyance, its owners can be living beings in all the four destinies and they can be practicing or not practicing self restraints. Q.I.25.7 A.1.25.7 What is the difference between clairvoyance and telepathy with reference to their objects? Clairvoyance cognizes all concrete objects while telepathy cognizes the infinitesimal part of the concrete objects which are cognized by clairvoyance. efr&Jr; kucU/kka nd; Sol ol;kZ Skq 1.26 Mati-śrutayonirbandho dravyeșvasarvaparyāyesu vFk% Meaning: efrkku vs Jrkku dh i pfUK ON ; KZ ka esi Hkh nd; ka dh gksh A The range of sensory knowledge and scriptural knowledge extends to all the six substances but not in all their modes. Q.1.26.1 A.I.26.1 What is the meaning of nirbandha or connecting? It means 'connecting' an object with knowledge. Q.1.26.2 A.I.26.2 What is the meaning of dravya (substance)? Substance is the entity which acquires of is acquired by the modes. Q.1.26.3 A.I.26.3 What is meant by mode (pary ya)? A specific or momentary state of a substance is called its mode. For example a man becomes a child in childhood, an adult in adulthood and then old etc. Q.I.26.4 A.I.26.4 What is the meaning of asarva pary ya? Asarva pary ya means 'not all modes'. There are six types of substances and each have an infinite number of modes. Here asarva means not all modes of all substances, but only few. Q.1.26.5 A.I.26.5 What is the extent of mind based and scriptural knowledge? All substances with few modes are the limits to which these knowledge kinds extend to. Q.I.26.6 A.I.26.6 How can mind-based and scriptural knowledge cognize principle of motion (dharma), principle of rest (adharma), space (ka) and time (k la)? Dharma and adharma are cognized by the motion and state of rest of the objects. Similarly; k a by space occupied and k la by changes in the objects are cognized. Owner of scriptural knowledge knows all the six substance types thorough their attributes.

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