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of the letter. We do not discard any letter simply due to the name written in the short hand notations. We know our objective and we do our best to achieve that objective. In case of letters, our objective is to deliver the contents to the right person. In case of scriptures, the purpose of reading scriptures is to understand the truth with the objective of finding the correct path in one's own life. In the same way, we need to resolve any issue related with Naya by keeping in mind our objective.
Question: How to reconcile the diffe.ence among different view points?
Answer: To answer this question, here again, we shall consider an example: One
worldly being may say, 'My soul is the owner of the body.' Another worldly soul may say, 'My soul is not the owner of the body.' Who is right? They can argue for many years over this issue and may fail in resolving the issue. If they go to an impartial judge, then he would give his judgment on the basis of the definitions of 'my soul' and 'owner'. But there may be disagreement regarding the definitions. If they further go to a wise person then he would say, "Why are you fighting over words? What is the real issue? If you are interested in a claim for the compensation due to any damage to your physical body then there would be one type of answer, and if you are interested in the meditation to be free from tension then there would be another type of answer." Table A-3.1: Illustration of different kinds of Niscaya and
Vyavahāra Naya of Adhyātma
Description
Naya The soul of an ant and the soul of Lord Parama Suddha Mahāvīra are similar.
Niścaya Naya The soul of Lord Mahāvīra is pure.
Sākşāta Suddha Niscaya Naya The soul of an enlightened householder is Ekadeśa Suddha Niscaya a Samyagdssti soul.
Naya I want to get rid of anger from my angry soul. Aśuddha Niścaya Naya This is my house. This is my son.
Upacarita Asadbhūta This is my city.
Vyavahāra Naya This is my body.
Anupacarita Asadbhūta
Vyavahāra Naya My soul is a greedy soul.
Upacarita Sadbhūta
Vyavahāra Naya A soul has many attributes such as Jñāna, Anupacarita Sadbhūta Darśana, Caritra, ...
Vyavahāra Naya
