Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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is no death, again the cause of wandering in birth, as there is of hell-inhabitants, animals, men, and gods. Moreover, in mokṣa there is great joy, happiness wonderful and imperishable, an eternal form and light, brilliant with the luster of omniscience.
Right Knowledge (578-584)
Moksa is attained by those who practice unceasingly the brilliant triad of knowledge, faith, and conduct. Among these, exact knowledge which comes from a summary or detailed study of the principles, jiva, etc., is called 'right-knowledge' (samyag-jñāna). That is considered five-fold: mati, śruta, avadhi, manaḥparyāya, and kevala with their subordinate divisions. Matijñāna is said to be divided into avagraha, etc., and these again into bahu, etc.," 248 and originates by means of the senses, and by means of the mind. Śrutajñāna, several fold, must be known as characterized by the word syad, made many fold by the Purvas, Angas, Upangas and Prakirnakas, 250 Avadhi is innate to gods and hellinhabitants. Of others it is six-fold," 251 characterized
348 580. There are 4 sub-divisions of mati, sense-knowledge.' Ayagraha is perception of something by the senses; ibā (or ūhā) is the desire to know more about it; avaya, finding out the fact in the case; dhārana, remembered knowledge leading to recognition. The bahu, etc.' refers to 12 sub-divisions of each of these 4 classes: much, manifold, quick, not indicated, untaught, firm, and the opposites of these. See T. 1. 9 ff. O. of J. pp. 61 f.
249 581. See n. 4.
250 581. The Purvas have been lost and also the twelfth Anga to which they probably belonged. Eleven Angas are extent, 12 Upangas, 10 Prakirņakas. In addition to these, 6 Chedasutras, 2 Sutras and 4 Mülasūtras constitute the present accepted canon of the Svetambaras.
261 582. Avadhi is clairvoyant knowledge of physical objects. Its 6 sub-divisions are; 1) ananugamika it is extinguished if they change place; 2) anugamika, it is not extinguished; 3) hiyamanaka, in some its sphere of influence is greatly diminished or it disappears