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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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total pure state of a soul (liberated). “The soul of a Siddha is pure'. This is a statement of Sākṣāta Śuddha Niścaya Naya.
Broadly, Vyavahāra Naya is of two kinds: (a) Asadbhūta (b) Sadbhūta. Further, each is divided into two types: Upacarita and Anupacarita. Thus we have four kinds of Vyavahāra Naya: (a) Upacarita Asadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. (b) Anupacarita Asadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. (c) Upacarita Sadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. (d) Anupacarita Sadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya.
'Sadbhūta' literally means that which exists. 'Asadbhūta' literally means that which does not exist. 'Upacarita' literally means “so called'. 'Anupacarita' literally means that which is not Upacarita.
“This is my house. This is my son. This is my city.' All such statements are of Upacarita Asadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. 'This is my body,' is a statement of Anupacarita Asadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. 'I was angry. I am angry. I am greedy. I am the doer of anger.' Such statements are of Upacarita Sadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya.
Each soul is a single and sovereign unit which cannot be broken into parts. In true sense, it cannot be considered as a mixture of many attributes. But Anupacarita Sadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya sees an indivisible unit in terms of a number of fragments. For example, sometimes we say that soul has Jnāna, soul has Darśana, soul has Caritra (see stanza 7 of Samayasāra)... All such statements are the statements of Anupacarita Sadbhūta Vyavahāra Naya. Question: You mentioned that Pancādhyāyī accepts only Parama Suddha Niścaya • Naya as Niścaya Naya. In such framework what would happen to the other
three types of Niścaya Naya? Answer: In the framework of Pancādhyāyī, the other three are considered as
Vyavahāra Naya. Question: You mentioned that Suddha Naya described in stanzas 7 and 11 of
Samayasāra is Parama Suddha Niścaya Naya. How do we know this? How
to understand the difference among various nomenclatures? Answer: To answer this question, we shall consider an example: My name is
Paras Mal Agrawal, but I am also called and addressed as Paras, Paras Agrawal, P. M. Agrawal, Mr. Agrawal, Dr. Agrawal, Prof. Agrawal, etc. Sometimes, a letter in the name of 'Mr. Agrawal' may belong to me and another letter in the same name ('Mr. Agrawal) may belong to my father. In
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