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CHAPTER-VII
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Now the type of belief in Tattvas as attined by him is being explained here:
Contrary Concept of Jiva-Ajiva Tattvas
Through Jaina's scripture the Vyavaharaabhasi gains the knowledge of various states of Jivas like mobile-immobile beings, etc., stages of spiritual development, quest places, etc., the kinds of inanimate substances like matter, etc. and their specialities like colour attributes, etc., but he does not ascertain their true nature as described in Adhyatma Shastras (metaphysics) which is the instrumental cause of attaining Bheda-Vijnana (discriminating knowledge between the self & non-self) and Veetaraaga-Dasha (passionless pure state of the soul).
And if by some chance he gains their knowledge correctly then knows only on the basis of Shastras, but “identifying oneself to be the self and not to intermix any disposition or quality of other non-self substances in the self and any disposition or quality of the self in other non-self substances”- such true belief is not attained by him. As the other misbelievers, without ascertainment, hold I-ness feeling in knowing activity as well as in complexion (body) etc. due to Paryaya Buddhi - mineness instinct in the knowing activity of the soul and discoursing-fasting, etc. activities of the body, Similarly, he also holds I-ness feeling in knouring activity of the soul and observance of vows etc. which are the activities of the body.
Though sometimes he narrates truly also as per the Shastra, but he does not possess true belief by internally ascertaining their differentias. Therefore, as an insane person calls his mother as mother also, even then he is not a wise man; similarly, this Vyavaharaabhasi is not a truebeliever.
Further, he talks about the soul in the same way in which he talks about other things but “I myself am this soul”- such inner sense is not grasped by him.
Further, he explains to others the difference between the soul and the body, in the same way in which he explains to others the difference between them and someone else; but "I am distinctly different from these body, etc. things”- such inner sense is not grasped by him.
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