Book Title: Karma Philosophy
Author(s): Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Agamoday Samiti

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________________ KARMA PHILOSOPHY 105 5. Astikya, is the conviction that, that only is the true dharma that has been taught by the Arbats, or persons in whom the 18 above named failings are absent. The conviction that only such a person can give a code of rules of life. Dravya-Bhav. Vyavahara-Nishchaya. These two pairs of terms, which are terms of reiationship, the first implying the thought about the other, will be required later on, and their meanning is therefore given now, as follows: Dravya, means litterally the material out of which a thing is made. For instance, clay which was going to be made into a teacup, would be correctly called a dravya teacup. Mr. Smith, of London, if in his next incarnation, were going to be a butcher, would be correctly called a dravya butcher. Krishna, who is to be one of the future Arhats, might have been correctly called a dravya Arhat, while he was alive on earth. The previous state of the actual state is the dravya state. It always precedes the actual state in time. The actual teacup would be the bhava teacup, the actual butcher would be the bhava Bhava. butcher, the actual Arhat would be the bhava arhat. The actual state is the bhava state: the state going on, visible. It always comes after the dravya state. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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