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270 Jinabhadra Gani's
[The fourth of new sattvas to be born. Moreover, this world is limited in space. It is natural, therefore, that there will be a small number of jivos depending upon it Under these circumstances, if one believes that plants etc. are not sa-cétana, the whole of the mundane world will have to cease existing in no time. But that is not desirable in any way. Hence, in order to account for the continuity of the mundane world, the continuity of the living beings is accepted. Now, since all these jivas are the mundane zivas, they must have bhutas as their sastras (weapons) and since plants etc. are based on bkutus they should also be undoubtedly taken as sanjiva.
Now, the opponent's objection and its refutation-- एवमहिंसाभावो जीवघणं ति न य तं जओऽभिहि। सत्थोवयमजीवं न य जीवघणं ति तो हिंसा ॥ २१४॥ (१७६२)
Evamahimsābhāvo jivaghaṇam ti na ya tam jao'bhihiami Satthovahayamajivam na ya jivaghanam ti to himso 1121411 (1762) [ एवमहिंसाऽभावो जीवघनमिति न च तद् यतोऽभिहितम् ।
शस्त्रोपहतमजीवं न च जीवधनमिति ततो हिंसा ।। २१४ ॥ (१७६२) Evamahimsā'bhāvo,jivaghanamiti na ca tad yato'bhihitam i Sastropahatamajivain na ca jivaghanamiti tato himsā 121411 (1762)]
Trans.--214 ( The opponent inay ask that ) There is no Xossibility of ahimsa in that case on account of the statement that "(the world) is compact with jîvas." (The reply is-) That is not so. It has already been said that, one is rendered lifeless (only) when beaten by weapons. So, himsā could never be derived merely from the statement that "( the world ) is compact with jivas." (1762)
टीका-नन्वेवं सति लोकस्यातीवपृथिव्यादिजीवघनत्वादहिंसाऽभावः, संयतैरप्यहिंसावतपित्यं निर्वाहयितुमशक्यमिति भावः। तदेतद् न, यतोऽनन्तरमेवाभिहितमस्माभिः--" शस्त्रोपहतं पृथिव्यादिकमजीवं" भवति ।
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