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Soul Science: Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
English? When words have same meaning then we are in the area of thesaurus. Normally two different words in any language cannot be mathematically equal just as 5 equals 3+2. It also becomes difficult to say that for the first word the appropriate word in English is this and for the second word the appropriate word is not the first one. In view of this fact for writing the synonymous words in English, here we consider the previous stanza (stanza 270) and keep in mind that any synonym chosen must be able to illustrate the word 'Adhyavasana' as used in stanza 270. With such consideration we can write as follows:
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This stanza says that contemplation, resolution, Adhyavasāna, opinion, logic, reflection, emotion, feeling, etc. all these words have the same meaning. Further, in context with an un-enlightened person one can say that all these words are synonymous in the sense that they all become the cause of bonding.
It may be noted that earlier also in stanza 151, to highlight a particular concept, Acārya Kundakunda has highlighted a word by giving its synonyms.
एवं ववहारणओ पडिसिद्धो जाण णिच्छयणएण ।
णिच्छयणयासिदा पुण मुणिणो पावंति णिव्वाणं || 272 ||
Evam vavaharanao padisiddho jana nicchayanaeṇa. Nicchayaṇayasida puna munino pavanti nivvāņam. ||272||
एवं व्यवहारनयः प्रतिषिद्धो जानीहि निश्चयनयेन ।
निश्चयनयाश्रिताः पुनर्मुनयः प्राप्नुवंति निर्वाणम् || 272
And know that the relative point of view is not accepted by the real point of view. Further, saints who take refuge in [the soul as described by] the real point of view attain liberation. [272]
Annotation
This stanza conveys following points:
(i) The relative point of view is not accepted by the real point
