Book Title: Padarth Prakash Part 01 Jeev Vichar Navtattva
Author(s): Hemchandrasuri
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Religious Trust
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NAV-TATTVA
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DESCRIPTION OF NINE ELEMENTS
WITH A SIMILE_OF LAKE 1) JEEV :- A lake full of water of virtues such as
knowledge etc. 2) AJEEV :- Dirt assembled in the jeev-lake. 3) PUNYA :- Dirt of good karmas. 4) PAAP :- Dirt of evil karmas. 5) AASHRAV :- Inlets for karma-dirt to enter the
jeev-lake. 6) SAMVAR :- Lids to prevent the karma dirt from entering
the jeev-lake. 7) BANDH :- Assimilation of karma-dirt in jeevlake. 8) NIRJARA :- Machine to destroy karma-dirt. 9) MOKSHA :- Dirtless jeev lake after the destruction of all the karma-dirt.
[1] JEEV Jeev is the base of virtues such as knowledge etc. Jeev is the enjoyer and enduror of joys and griefs. Pure jeev (soul) is compiled of infinite knowledge and faith. Sansari soul is bound by the bonds of karma. So, its virtues such as knowledge, faith etc. are hidden. The entire universe can be divided into jeev and ajeev. Still, punya, paap etc. are also important. So, they are considered as separate elements.
PROOFS_ABOUT THE EXISTENCE OF_JEEV
Atheists don't believe in soul. They deny the existence of jeev. This only proves the existence of jeev, because one can deny only those things which exist in the universe.
