Soul Science Part 01

Author(s): Parsmal Agarwal
Publisher: Kundkund Gyanpith Indore

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Soul Science : Samayasāra by Jain Ācārya Kundakunda
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(e) Uncombined (Asamyukta): From the relative point of view,
the soul of an angry person is considered as a soul contaminated with the anger. But the pure (real) point of view perceives the soul uncombined with all such temporary feelings, reflective thoughts, and emotions (Asamyukta). जो पस्सदि अप्पाणं अबद्धपुढे अणण्णमविसेसं। अपदेससंतमज्झं पस्सदि जिणसासणं सव्वं॥15॥ Jo passadi appāņam abaddhapuțțham aņaņņamavisesam. Apadesasantmajjham passadi jiņasāsaņam savvam. ||15||| यः पश्यति आत्मानम् अबद्धस्पृष्टमनन्यमविशेषम्। अपदेशसान्तमध्यं पश्यति जिनशासनं सर्वम्।।15।।
One who perceives one's soul as unbonded and untouched (Abaddhasprsta), non-varying (Ananya), and free from any division in terms of its attributes (Aviseşa), perceives the entire Jain doctrine which includes the external scriptural knowledge and the experiential internal knowledge of the soul. [15]
Annotation
This stanza implies that the Jain doctrine leads to the realization of the Self as viewed by the pure (real) point of view. In stanza 9 also, one notes the similar theme. The purpose of giving details in thousands of pages in Jain scriptures is also the same. It also highlights the importance of the concept provided by the pure (real) point of view.
Question: Does it mean that Jain doctrine consists of only the
pure (real) point of view?
Answer: Jain doctrine includes the relative point of view also.
One may recall stanza 8, where it has been stated that the relative point of view is also needed. It is not possible to explain the concept of the real point of view without the relative point of view. It goes without saying that a society needing food also needs kitchen, utensils, cook, farming, code. of conduct, etc.