Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra

Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATÍ SÚTRA
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objects in details. It is revealed in the light of life and Nature that soul exhibits itself the state of being by its own-self (Jive āyabhāveņas jīvabhāvam uvadamseti')'.
The same view on the principle of upayoga (consciousness) is expressed in the Dhavala Tikā that the consciousness of soul is called 'cit' which is revealed in the forms of bahirmukhacit (external consciousness) and antarmukhacit (internal consciousness), i.e. knowledge and self-awareness.'
It is the principle of psycho-physical activities that all reactions of the soul are conditioned by the body, as it is the dual form, i. e. the psycho-physical structure which takes into consideration the noumenal and phenomenal aspects of beings, viz. prāņas (breath), indriyas (sense-organs), bala (strength), vīrya (energy), mana i. e. (mind=thought force), vak (speech) and kāya (body) (vocal and bodily activities), āyus (span of life) and ānaprāņa (breathing or life-expanding).
There are two aspects of the psycho-physical activity, viz. natural (visrasā or pure) and applied (prāyogya); the latter is due to the delusion which leads to deviation from its normal position when all activities are not in pure form, i.e. it is delusive transformation, and there are two conditions of such process, viz. räga (attachment-feeling of attraction) and dvesa (dislike, hatred). These are the two fundamental psychological tendencies as revealed in the Bhs.
Soul tends to maintain itself, and whatever is conducive to its preservation (or identity) is liked by it ; what is not helpful, is disliked by it. These are rāga and dvesa which are divided into four kasāyas (decoction or liquour), i. e. passions, viz. krodha (anger), māna (pride), māyā (deceitfulness) and lobha (greed)."
i Bh8, 2, 10, 120. Dhavalā Tikā, 1st Khanda, p. 145. 8 Bhs, 9, 33, 385.
Ib, 18, 4, 625. Also refer to Kasaya Pahuda (Pejja-DosaVihatti) of Gunadharācārya, edited by Pt. Phoolchandra Siddhanta Shastri, Vārāṇasī, p. 257 (No. 207), p. 258 (No. 208 pp. 364.69 ff. for detailed treatment of rāga (pejja) and dvesa (dosa).