Book Title: Jainism from the View Point of Vedantic Acaryas
Author(s): Yajneshwar S Shastri
Publisher: B J Institute

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________________ Jainism from the view point of Vedantic Acāryas The Jainas admit that all things have infinite characters and reality is one and many. Everything as a substance, is one eternal and existent and as a modifications (such as pot, cloth etc.) is many, non-eternal and non-existent. (सर्वं वस्तुजातं द्रव्यपर्यायात्मकमनैकान्तिकं द्रव्यरूपस्य चैकत्वात्स्थिरत्वात्सद्बुद्धिबोध्यत्वात्तदात्मना सत्त्वैकत्वनित्यत्वादुपपद्येत । पर्यायाश्च द्रव्यस्यावस्थाविशेषाः घटत्वपटत्वादिरूपास्तेषां चानेकत्वादस्थिरत्वादसद्बुद्धिबोध्यत्वात्तदात्मना हि असत्त्वानित्यत्वादिकमुपपद्यतेति । (V. K., II. II. 33). These Jainas apply sevenfold judgement everywhere and to everything, such as: (1) somewhat a thing is existent (Syādasti) (2) Somewhat a thing is non-existent (Syānnāsti) (3) Somewhat a thing is existent, as well non-existent (Syādasti syännāsti ca). 17 (4) Somewhat a thing is indescribable (Syādavaktvyam). (5) Somewhat, a thing is existent and indescribable (Syādasti avaktavyaśca). (6) Somewhat a thing is non-existent and indescribable (Syānnāsti avaktavyaśca). (7) Somewhat, a thing is existent, non-existent and indescribable (Syādasti, Syānnāsti, ca avaktavyaśca) (इमञ्च सप्तभङ्गीनयं सर्वत्र योजयन्ति - स्यादस्ति, स्यान्नास्ति, स्यादस्ति च नास्ति च स्यादवक्तव्यः स्यादस्ति चावक्तव्यश्च, स्यान्नास्ति चावक्तव्यश्च, (V.K., II.II. 33). Śrīnivāsa fifa Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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