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be no fundamental difference between jīva and pudgala, a soul and matter. Since the qualities are identical in both, the underlying substance will become the same in nature, that is jiva having identical physical qualities and hence becoming identical with matter will cease to be an independent category as a jīva or soul. The whole scheme of things will then become all-devouring materialistic monism.
But if it is maintained that the identity between colour, taste, etc., and jīva or soul is true only in the case of the samsārī jīva or empirical Self, even then it will lead to an erroneous position which is pointed out next.
अह संसारत्थाणं जीवाणं तुज्झ होंति वण्णादी।
तम्हा संसारत्था जीवा रूवित्तमावण्णा ॥६३॥ aha samsāratthānam jīvānam tujjha ho mti vannādi tamhā samsāratthā jīvā rūvittamāvannā (63)
अथ संसारस्थानां जीवानां तव भवन्ति वर्णादयः ।
तस्मात् संसारस्था जीवा रूपित्वमापन्नाः ॥६३।। 63. If, as you maintain, the samsārī-jīvas, the empirical egos, are identical with the characteristics of colour, etc., then these empirical souls will be endowed with physical forms.
एव पोग्गलदव्व जीवो तह लक्खणेण मूढमदी। णिव्वाणमुवगदो वि य जीवत्तं पोग्गलो पत्तो ॥६४॥ evam poggaladavvam jīvo taha lakkhaņeņa mūdhamadī nivvāņamuvagado vi ya jīvattam poggalo patto (64)
एवं पुद्गलद्रव्यं जीवस्तथा लक्षणेन मूढमतेः ।
निर्वाणमुपगतोऽपि च जीवत्वपुद्गलः प्राप्तः ॥६४॥ 64. If, according to thy philosophy, O Thou deluded one, (soul gets physical form) then it is matter that assumes the form of jīva in saṁsāra and it is again the very same matter that figures in nirvāṇa, the state of liberation of the soul.
COMMENTARY Thus it is maintained that even in the samsāric state, there is no identity between the soul and the physical qualities of colour, etc.
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