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be superior to that found in heaven also, therefore, he too believes it to be superior. For example, some person does not understand the true nature of music (rhythm) of the song, etc. but because all persons in the assembly praise it, so, he also praises it. Similarly, this (Vyavaharaabhasi) believes Moksha (liberation) superior.
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Here he questions- "In scriptures also happiness of Siddhas (liberated souls) is described to be infinite times more than that of the Indras (heavenly gods) etc.?"
Answer: For example, the lustre of the Tirthankara's body is described to be crores times more than that of the sun's radiance, but the two lustres are not of the same type, but because in the world sun's radiance is considered to be highly significant, so, for showing greater significance in comparison the rhetorical simile is given. Similarly, the happiness found in Siddhas' is described to be infinite times more than that found in Indras etc. heavenly gods. But both the types of happiness are not alike. However, in the world Indra's happiness is considered to be very significant, so, for showing greater significance in comparison the rhetorical simile is given.
Again he questions- "How did you conclude that he understands the Siddha's happiness and Indra's happiness to be of the same type?"
Answer: He believes that the attainment of heavenly birth and the state of liberation is the fruit of the same type of religious activity. Some Jiva may attain the status of Indra etc. and some other Jiva may attain liberation. In this he believes the attainment of both as the fruit of the same type of religion. Although he holds this belief that one who practises such religious activity in a smaller measure attains the status of Indra etc. and one who practises the same in full measure he attains liberation. But he knows the type of religious activity in both the cases to be of the same type. Therefore, one who believes the causes to be of the same type, also believes the resulting fruit of the same type; because on meeting a particular cause only, a particular fruit is obtained. Therefore, we have concluded that he understands the happiness of Indras etc. and the happiness of the Siddhas (liberated souls) to be of the same type.
And due to instrumentality of karmas, the soul was having impure (contrary) dispositions; on their dissociation, the self-soul
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