Book Title: Tattvartha sutra
Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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________________ xii : TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA Jīvatva - Life. Jina - Conqueror (of enemies of the soul - four destructive karma types). Jiva - Living being, soul. Jīva rāśi -- The living universe. Jīva-dravya - The living or animate matter. Jīvāstikāya – The living existent aggregate. Jīva-tattva - The living fundamental verity. Jivita - Alive. Jīvitāśamisă - To desire to live on (An excess of the terminalvow or the 'Antima maranā ntika sallekhanā jhūsanā vrata'). Jñāna - Knowledge, cognition. Jñāna dāna - To impart knowledge. Jñāna samjñā - Cognitive instinct. Jñānāvarana - Veil on knowledge. Jñānāvaranīya karma knowledge obscuring karma. Jñānendriya - Sense-organ. Jõānopayoga - Cognitive consciousness. Jñānotpattikrama - Order of gaining knowledge. Jñāta bhāva - Intuitional volition. Jyotiska - Celestial bodies. Jyotiska deva - Celestial gods. Kaivalya - Omniscience. Kāla - Time (matter). Kālātikrama - To request an ascetic for coming for alms before or after the proper time. (a flaw of the Atithisamvibhā ga vrata). Kalpa - A group of heavens, proper conduct. Kalpātīta - Beyond the Kalpa heavens. Kalpopapanna - Born in the kalpa heavens. Kāmasukha - Sexual pleasure. Kandarpa - Cupid, amorous talk (a flaw of the vow of celibacy). Kānksā - Desire (A flaw of right vision or inclination). Karita - Getting done by others. Karma - Action; very fine and specific material particles that enter into and attach themselves to the soul under specific conditions of psychic states (passionate and deluded) and physical actions. Karma-bandha - Karmic bondage Karmabhūmi. - Land of action, where humans have to work for a living. Kārmana sarīra - Trans migratory karmic body that accompanies the soul during worldly transmig-ration and decide its fate or destny in the next birth. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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