Jiva Vichar

Author(s): Hemchandrasuri Acharya
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Dharmik Trust

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JEEV-VICHAR
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NAV-TATIVA
NAV-TATTVA
(NINE - ELEMENTS) (A collection of objects) Defination
Name
Types
Jeev
Ajeev
Punya
Paap (Sin)
ચઉરો ચઉરો નારય-સુરેસ મયુઆણ ચઉદસ હવંતિ !
સંપિડિયા ચ સવ્વ, ચુલસી લખા ઉ જણીણ II૪oll 47) Naarkis and Deities have 4-4 lakh yonis, Manushyas
have 14 lakh yonis. Over all there are 84 lakh yonis. સિદ્ધાણં ન©િ દેહો, ન આઉ કમ્મ ન પાણ-જોણીઓ 1
સાઈ અમંતા તેસિં, ડિઇ જિર્ષિદાગમે ભણિઆ Il૪૮. 48) The siddhas don't have any body, lifespan, karmas,
prans and yonis. In Jainagamas, their duration is depicted as saadi anant (having a starting point but
no end point.) કાલે અણાઈ-નિહણે, જેણિ-ગહÍમિ ભીસણે ઇત્ય T ભમિયા ભમિયિંતિ ચિરં, જીવા જિણ-વરણમલહંતા II૪૯ll 49) Livingbeings who haven't achieved preaching of
Jinas have roamed in this dangerous mundane state, dense with yonis, for infinite period in the past and would roam in it for infinite period in the future.
al zig ziud, Heard gate la di સિરિ-સંતિ-સૂરિ-સિક્કે, કરેહ ભો ઉજ્જર્મ ધમે II૫ગી 50) Now we have received humanlife and truefaith. So,
we must become diligent in the practise of religion shown by acharya Shantisuri.
hal yaral, 24-sel neele સંપિત્તો ઉદ્ધરિઓ, રુદ્દાઓ સુય-સમુદાઓ lill 51) This Jeev-vichar (discussion on livingbeings) has
been extracted from very deep ocean of scriptures for the knowledge of brief-liking living beings.
Beings possessing vitality (Livingbeings) Beings devoid of vitality (Non-livingbeings) Karmas which give good fruits (Good Karmas) Karmas which give bad fruits (Bad Karmas) Inlets for karma to enter the soul Doors to prevent karma from entering the soul Binding of karma on soul
Aashray (Inlets) Samvar (Doors) Bandh (Binding) Nirjara (Outlets) Moksha (Liberation)
Outlets for karma to depart from the soul The true nature of a soul free from all the karmas.
Total types
276 Gney = proper to know - Jeev, Ajeev Hey - proper to abandon :- Paap, Aashrav, Bandh. Upadey - proper to accept :- Punya, Samvar, Nirjara, Moksha.