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And about the Jneya (knowable) Tattvas, one should try to verify in so far as they are within his reach or else one should draw the inference that why should Jinadeva (omniscient) preach contrarily about knowable objects when no contrary statement is found in his preaching about adoptable and rejectable Tattvas? For example, why would one purposelessly tell a lie when he does not tell a lie even about purposefulobjects? Therefore, one should know the differentia of the knowable Tattvas also either by verification or on the basis of Jinadeva's commandment. Even if the real sense of the knowable objects is not grasped then also there is no harm. .
Therefore, in Jaina Shastras where the Tattvas, etc. are described, the description is done in such a manner that the ascertainment of the same by inference is possible through reasoning & logic, etc. And the description about three worlds (universe), Gunasthanas (spiritual stages), Marganas (quest places), Puranas (mythology), etc. are found as per Jina's commandment. Therefore, verification about rejectable and adoptable Tattvas is necessary.
There, one should identify distinctly the Jiva, etc. substances and Tattvas and the self-nonself. Further, one should identify rightly the nature of rejectable false belief, attachment, etc. passions and adoptable right belief, etc. And one should know the cause and effect relationship (Nimitta-Naimittikas), etc. as it really is. Thus, one must know all such things, the knowledge of which is necessary for entry into the path of liberation. Hence, one must verify all these. One should know these basically through reasoning and logic, by Pramana (comprehensive knowledge view) and Naya (partial view) and should know their details by means of Nirdèsha (description), Swamitva (ownership), etc. and by Sat (existence), Sankhya (number), etc. One should know these basically and in details as per one's power of grasping and the available instrumental means (Nimitta). Moreover, in this knowing process the knowledge of useful things like Gunasthanas, marganas, etc. and Puranas, etc. and vows, conventional rites, etc., is also desirable. Here those Tattvas, etc. which can be verified should be verified and those which cannot be verified should be known as per Jina's commandment.
In this way for the sake of such knowledge, one sometimes ponders over, sometimes reads the Shastras, sometimes listens to Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only
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