Illuminator of Jaina Tenets

SR No.: 006924
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1985
Total Pages: 252
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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Illuminator of Jaina Tenets
[ Lustre V 25. işat prägbhārā prthvi tannivāsaḥ.
sā ca samayakşetra-samāyāmā, madhye’sta-yojana-bāhulyā, paryante makşikā-patrato'pyatitanvi, lokāgra-bhāga-samstbitā, samacchatrākştiḥ arjuna-svarnamayi. mukti-siddhālayādayo’syāḥ paryāyāḥ.
(Aph.) The dwelling place of them (viz. the emancipated souls) is known as īşatprāgbhārā (slightly concave) land. (XXV)
(Gloss) This (land) is equal to the samaya-kşetra (region of time) in dimensions and is eight yojanas in thickness in the middle. At the extremities it is more tenuous than even the wing of a fly. It is situated at the extremity of the cosmic space, resembles the concave shape of an (stretched out) umbrella upside down and is made of white gold (platinum ?). (The land of) 'emancipation', 'abode of the liberated' and the like are its synonyms. २६. तत्त्वद्वय्यां नवतस्वावतारः।
वस्तुतो जीवाजीवरूपा तत्त्वद्वयी विद्यते, पुण्यादीनां च तदवस्थाविशेषरूपत्वात् तत्रैवान्तर्भावः । क्वचिदात्मना सम्बध्यमानाः, अवरुद्ध्यमानाः, निर्जीयमाणाश्च पुद्गलाः
क्रमेण द्रव्यास्रवसंवरनिर्जरा इति गीयन्ते । 26. tattva-dvayyāṁ nava-tattvāvatāraḥ.
vastuto jīvājīva-rūpā-tattva-dvayi vidyate, punyādīnāṁ ca tad-avasthā-višeșa-rūpatvāt tatraivāntarbhāyaḥ. kvacid ātmanā sambadhyamānāḥ avaruddhyamānāḥ, pirjīryamāṇāś ca pudgalāḥ krameņa dravyāsrava-samvara-nirjarā iti giyante.
(Aph.) The nine categories are covered under the two categories (viz. soul and non-soul). (XXVI)
(Gloss) In fact, there are only two categories viz. soul and non-soul, merit and the like having been included in them inasmuch as they are of the nature of specific states of the same. Sometimes, the material (kārmic) bodies—'attracted', 'inhibited' and 'shed off'-are respectively known as 'material influx', 'material inbibition' and 'material falling off.'? २७. अरूपिणो जीवाः। 27. arūpiņo jivāḥ.
(Aph.) The souls are immaterial (i.e., devoid of the qualities of matter, such as touch, taste, etc.). (XXVII) 1 See note on 2/1 (page 26).