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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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Bhavyatva: A Jiva capable of attaining the liberation in near or distant future is called a Bhavya Jiva. This potential of a Jīva is called Bhavyatva. A very small fraction of Jiva who will never attain liberation are called Abhavya Jiva.
Bhoktstva: Ability of experiencing or enjoying or enduring; Feeling or thought of enjoying/using/consuming/enduring a thing or person. Cetana: Conscious; Jiva. Cetanā: Consciousness. Darśana: Philosophy; Belief; Faith; Perception attribute of a soul. Darśanāvaraṇīya Karma: Perception obscuring Karma. Dharma: Spirituality; Nature; An attribute of soul; See also Dharmāstikāya. Dharmāstikāya: (Also known as Dharma Dravya) One of six kinds of substances which becomes instrumental cause for the motion of material objects and beings.
Dhruva: Invariant; one which remains the same; Eternal substance; Constant; Permanent.
Dveșa: Inclination of aversion; Aversion; Hatred; Disliking. Ekatva: Oneness.
Ekatva-Vibhakta: Separate from others and an indivisible sovereign entity in itself.
Ekānta: Consideration of only one aspect instead of many other relavant aspects (therefore, it may be an incomplete description). Eyattavihattam: Ekatva-Vibhakta (See Ekatva-Vibhakta). Gati: Realm; State of existence. There are four possible realms (Gati) of worldly beings: (a) Human being (b) Hellish (c) Deva (celestial being, ghost, etc.) (d) Animal, insect, bacteria, plant, etc.
Gāthā: Stanza; Verse.
Gotra Karma: Status determining Karma. Guņa: Attribute; Trait; A short form of Guņasthāna (see Guņasthāna). Gunasthāna: (also spelled as Guņasthānaka) 14 stages of the spiritual growth of a soul have been described as 14 Gunasthāna. The final stage of Siddha (a liberated soul) is attained immediately after reaching 14th stage. These stages are technically known as Guņasthāna. Gunasthāna literally means the position in the merit.
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