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Soul Science : Samayasara by Jain Acarya Kundakunda
Analogy (Stanza 278)
Concept (Stanza 279)
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A pure transparent-jewel-crystal An enlightened worldly soul appears tainted red in presence of appears tainted with attachment or another red object [Diagram-4(b)]. aversion in presence of external (Physics)
Kārmika causes of attachment or aversion. (Meta-Physics)
The crystal in itself is pure, not The soul in itself is pure. red. The redness is not the nature | Attachment or aversion is not the of the crystal. [Diagram-4(a)]. nature of the soul.
The crystal does not appear tainted red on its own. It appears due to the presence of external red objects in the surrounding.
The soul does not get tainted on its own. By Kārmika fruition it gets tainted.
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For the sake of further discussion, it may be appropriate to be familiar with two technical words Upādāna and Nimitta: For such transformation the crystal is called Upādāna and the associated externals are called Nimitta.
For the sake of further discussion, it may be appropriate to be familiar with two technical words Upādāna and Nimitta: For such transformation the soul is called Upādāna and the associated externals are called Nimitta.
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(b) Diagram 4. The diagram on the left shows a pure transparent-jewel-crystal. When the photograph of the same with an additional red paper nearby (not shown) is taken then we get the red tinge in the crystal as shown on the right. It has been observed that the crystal does not get tainted red on its own but gets tainted by the presence of surrounding objects [stanza 278]. Similarly, a worldly enlightened soul is pure and does not become tainted with the attachment or aversion on its own, but appears tainted with attachment or aversion due to the rise of the previously bonded Karma (stanza 279).
