Tattvartha Sutram

Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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Celestial and hellish beings have visual knowledge by birth and they have it till death, just as human beings have sensitive and scriptural knowledge, Celestial and hellish beings have sensitive and scriptural knowledge also.
SUTRA 22 क्षयोपशम निमित्तः षडविकल्पःशेषाणाम् ॥२२॥ Kshayopashama nimittah Shad vikalpah Sheshnam.
(The other kind of Visual or direct material knowledge is) of six kinds (and it) arises from the part destruction, part subsidence and part operation (of the Karmas which obscure Visual or direct material knowledge) (This is acquired by the others, 1.e., by human and sub-human beings, who are possessed of mind).
This is called Tur Guna-pratyaya or acquired by merit as distinguished from in-born Visual knowledge.
Its 6 kinds are -
yufa Anugama Accompanying Visual knowledge. That which goes with one to another place or even another incarnation
ya Ananugami Non-Accompanying Visual knowledge That which does not go with one, but is lost.
AT Varddhamana. Increasing That which goes on increasing. 1997 Hiyamana Decreasing. That which goes on decreasing.
wafan Avasthita, Steadfast. That which retains the extent which it had when it arose
raf Anavasthita. Changeable Thar which increases sometimes and deci eases on other
These 6 lunds are due to the greater or less purity and intensity ot right belief, etc.
Visual knowledge is alro of 3 kunds -
(1) 1484 Desha Aradhi. Partial Visual knowledge. This ali ne 1 Anavasthita, changeable
(2) 474194 Parama Avadh. High visual knowledge (3) istify Sarra Avadhı Full Visual knowledge
These two extend upto Perfect knowledge. They are never A nanugami non-accompaning-nor-Hiyamana, decreasing,