Samayasara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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also will have to be held as incapable of modification. Jainism refutes this view and says that although operation of Karmas causes the conscious thought-activity of soul to be transformed into anger etc., yet the primary cause of conscious transformation is the capacity of the soul only.
अपरिणमंते हि स जीवे कोहादि एहि भावहिं। संसारस्स अभावो पसज्ज दे संखसमो वा ॥ १२७॥ अपरिणममाने हि स्वयं जीवे क्रोधादिभिः भावः। संसारस्थाभावः प्रजाति सांख्यसमयो वा ॥ १२७ ॥
127. If the soul were not to modify itself into anger etc., thought-activity, there would result the non-existence of the mundane cycle of existences or the Sankha doctrine (would be established).
Commentary. If the nature of modification is held to be not appertaining to the soul substance, it would follow that the soul remains always as it is, without any change whatsoever, whether pure or impure. And if that were so, the soul will neither take birth in different bodies, nor will there be any necessity of addressing it on the doctrine of religion. There will then be no need for liberation. And then the one-sided Sankhya doctrine, that the soul is inactive and incapable of modification into different thought-activities, will follow as a logical conclusion. Tirthankars have however declared that each substance is possessed of the attribute of modification, If the soul were held to be incapable of modification it would follow that the soul is also incapable of enjoying its own inherent, everlasting bliss of perfect knowledge and complete power.
पुग्गल.म्नं कोहो जावं परिणामएदि कोहत्तं । तं सयमपरिणमंतं कह परिणामएदि कोहत्तं ॥ १२८ ॥ पुद्गलकर्मक्रोधो जीवं परिणामयति क्रोधत्वेन । तं स्वयमपरिण मन्तं कथं परिणामयति क्रोधत्वम् ॥ १२८ ॥
128. (If) the Karmic matter of anger causes modification of soul into anger thought activity, (then) how (the Karmic matter) causes to transform into anger the soul which by itself (is) incapable of modification ?