Primer of Jain Principles

Author(s): Kirit Gosalia
Publisher: Kirit Gosalia

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2. Subhuman. 3. Human. 4. Celestial.
Chapter # 3.7 Soul quest of the senses.
361.
What is called the senses (Indriya)?
The sign (ling) of the soul is called the sense.
362.
How many different types of senses are there?
There are two types:
1. Senses as clusters of matter (Dravya indriya). 2. Senses as modes of the soul (Bhav indriya).
363.
What are the senses as clusters of matter (Dravya indriya)?
The senses as clusters of matter have a dual nature:
1. As physical organs themselves (Nirvrutti). 2. As the one which protects physical organs (Upkaran).
364.
What is called the physical organ themselves (Nirvrutti)?
The clusters of matter converted as an organ of the sense are called the physical organs themselves (Nirvrutti).
365.
How many types of physical organs themselves (Nirvrutti) are there?
There are two types:
1. External clusters of matter (Bahya nirvrutti). 2. Internal soul space units (Abhyantar nirvutti).
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What is called the external clusters of matter (Bahya nirvrutti)?
The clusters of matter that have the shape of a sense organ are called external clusters of matter (Bahya Nirvrutti) such as the shape of an external ear.
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