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Soul Science : Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
means 'so called mine' or the ‘mine from the relative point of view'. An enlightened person (Jñānī) even engaged in business and household activities knows very well that he is a soul as described in stanzas 38, 51, 73, etc. छिज्जदु वा भिज्जदु वा णिज्जदु वा अहव जादु विप्पलयं । GET CEI "TEIG TE a EU YRWIET HEST 11209||| Chijjadu vā bhijjadu vā ņijjadu vă ahava jādu vippalayam. Jamhā tamhā gacchadu taha vi hu ņa pariggaho majjha. ||209||
छिद्यतां वा भिद्यतां वा नीयतां वाथवा यातु विप्रलयम्। HAHI "TEIT al ag TRUET HH 1120911
Any possession whether it gets pierced or cut or dragged away or destroyed or undergoes deformity in whatever manner, even then it is not mine. [209] Annotation
In this stanza Ācārya Kundakunda conveys that in the true sense an enlightened being does not become owner of anything other than his own soul. This stanza asserts that such nonownership of other substances is unconditional, i.e., it does not depend on the condition of the substance under consideration. Question: Does it mean that an enlightened person ignores his
physical body and other belongings to the extent of their
physical destruction? : Answer: This stanza simply says about the ownership of the
physical body and other so called possessions. Depending on the level of one's spiritual advancement, the care of the physical body, house, jewelry, etc. by the person can happen without accepting their ownership by the soul. अपरिग्गहो अणिच्छो भणिदो णाणी य णेच्छदे धम्मं । 374 TET GEHTY GITT U H af 1121011 अपरिग्गहो अणिच्छो भणिदो णाणी य णेच्छदि अधम्म ।
