Book Title: Journal of Gyansagar Science Foundation 2013 04 01
Author(s): Sanjeev Sogani, Vimal Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Science Foundation
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Dr. N. L. Kachhara, Volume 1 Issue 1 April 2013
attributes, which are instrumental in performance of intelligent action by an organism.
soul structure. Upakaran assists nirvriti. The outer part of upakaran is physical, implying brain that assists senses to comprehend the object. The inner part of upakaran is again some structural aspect of soul. Physical sense organs successfully work when both nirvriti and upakaran are functional; in case of malfunctioning of any of them the intelligent action is hampered.
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The psychic senses have two parts labdhi and upayoga. Labdhi refers to power of the soul due to removal or removal-cum-subsidence of knowledge obscuring karma. Upayoga refers to manifestation of power of the soul and it is of two types one vested with form, sakara or plural, and the second formless, nirakara or singular. The first refers to jnana and the second to darshana. So bhavendrian essentially mean manifestation of consciousness of the soul as jnana and darshana
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