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Soul (Jiva) and non-soul (Ajiva)
Gāthā 62 says that if you consider that all these characteristics are Jiva (or of Jiva) then there would be no difference between Jīva and matter (Pudgala) because physical form etc., are the characteristics of matter (Pudgala).
Again in this regard, we find an additional point in Gāthā 63 and 64. If we accept that color etc. are the characteristics of a mundane soul then the mundane soul would become matter (Pudgala) as these are the characteristics of the matter. Then the liberation would be interpreted as the liberation of the matter. In this scenario, a mundane soul which is matter (the owner of color etc.) before liberation, becomes a pure soul (free from color, physical body etc.) on liberation. Thus, this scenario leads to the transformation of matter into soul. But such transformation is inconsistent with the basic principle that one type of Dravya can never be transformed into any other type of Dravya. Therefore, to avoid all such inconsistencies, one should accept the following: neither these 29 characteristics described in Gāthā 50-55 are Jiva, nor can a Jiva own these in real sense.
एक्कं च दोण्णि तिण्णि य चत्तारि य पंच इन्दिया जीवा। बादरपज्जत्तिदरा पयडीओ णामकम्मस्स॥65॥ एदाहि य णिव्वत्ता जीवट्ठाणा उ करणभूदाहिं पयडीहिं पोग्गलमइहिं ताहिं कहं भण्णदे जीवो।66॥ पज्जत्तापज्जत्ता जे सुहुमा बादरा य जे चेव। TERT PRAHVUIT ETT AGERet seit 116711 Ekkam ca doņņi tiņņi ya cattāri ya pamch indriyā jīvā. Bādarapajjattidarā payadio ņāmakammassa.||65||| Edāhi ya ņivvatta jīvasthāņā u karaṇabhūdāhim. Payađihim poggalamaihim tāhim kaham bhaņņade jīvo.1166|| Pajjattāpajjattā je suhumā bādarā ya je ceva. Dehassa jīvasaņņā sutte vavahārdo uttā.||67||| एकं वा द्वे त्रीणि च चत्वारि च पंचेन्द्रियाणि जीवाः । argemaldat: Nghet 71444f0T: 1165||
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