Tattvartha Sutram

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

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Second Chapte
souls must have Jwatva but alleged with Bhavyatva on Abha"cha", refers to those attribu
vyatya. These 3 are peculiar to Jiva.
tes which Jiva has in common with non-Jivas, as:
af Astitva.
Isness.
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Drayatva. Being a substance, changeability.
Pradeshatva. Capacity to occupy space; etc., etc. (see Chapter V, Sutra 2.)
SUTRA 8
उपयोगो लक्षणम् ॥ ६ ॥
Upayoga lakshanam
The Lakshna or differentia of soul (is) Upayoga, attention, consciousness, attentiveness.
Lakshya is that of which the differentia is.
लक्षण Lakshna 15: श्रात्मभूत Atambhuta, inseparable, and अनात्मभूत Anatmabhuta, separ able. As Jivatva is an inseparable but a celestial condition of existence is a separable quality of the soul
SUTRA 9
# fafant socagia: 11 & 11
Sa dvidhostachaturbhedah,
(Attention is of) 2 kinds which is subdivided into 8 and 4 kinds respectively
Jnanapyoga-knowledge-attention. It is of 8 kinds, relating to 5 kinds of right and 3 kinds of wrong knowledge.
Darshanopayoga, conation-attention. It is of 4 kinds relating to 4 kinds of conation, viz, Chakshu, Achakshu, Avadhi and Kevala, 1. e., ocular, non-ocular, visual and perfect, conation respectively),
3 Upayoga, is a modification of consciousness, which is an essential attribute of the soul. Thus attentiveness is a kind of consciousness, Consciousness is a characteristic of the knower, the soul, consciousness is not mere passive or potential knowledge, nor is it merely a capacity to know, It is active. It is related to the self It means that the soul is aware that it conates or knows something about itself or the non-self. Attentiveness is only the direction or tendency of consciousness to apprehend or comprehend a