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human-hellish-earthern beings in association with other substances like body, etc.; then “the human being is Jiva, the hellish being is Jiva" – they are able to identify the Jiva along with its embodied forms.
Or (for the sake of explanation) by creating divisions in the indivisible substance, the details of Jiva are stated through knowledge, perception, etc. attributes and modifications. Then the knower is the Jiva, the seer is the Jiva - with these different traits, they are able to identify the Jiva.
Further, from Nishchaya (reality) point of view, passion-lessness is the path of liberation. Those who do not understand this, if discoursed repeatedly in this way, then they would not be able to understand. Therefore, by means of Vyavahara Naya, the details of passionlessness are explained to them in the form of observance of vows, chastity, continence, etc. with right knowledge and belief of Tattvas in relation to dissociation of the instrumentality of other substances; then they are able to identify passionlessness. Similarly, elsewhere also one should know the impossibility of discoursing Nishchaya (reality) without Vyavahara.
Further, here the embodied forms (Paryayas) of human hellish beings, etc. are stated to be the Jiva from Vyavahara standpoint; but one should not understand Jiva as an embodied form only. Because the embodied form (Paraya) is a combined state of Jiva (soul) and Pudgalas (matter). In such state, from Nishchaya standpoint, the Jiva (soul) substance is a separate entity. That alone should be believed to be the Jiva (soul). Due to combination with Jiva, even the bodies, etc. are conventionally called Jiva; such statement is for the sake of statement only. In reality, the bodies etc. cannot become Jiva (soul) - one should evolve such belief only.
And in the indivisible soul substance, the divisions of knowledge, perception, etc. attributes are indicated, but one should not understand the soul to be having such divisions; because the divisions are indicated only for the sake of explanation. In reality, the soul is an indivisible entity only; one should believe the same only to be the soul substance. The divisions which are stated from the viewpoint of name, quantity, etc. are for the sake of statement only. In reality,
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