Samadhi Tantram

SR No.: 034028
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Publication Year: 2017
Total Pages: 243
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 9 MB

Page 27

Preface
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Ācārya Māilladhavala's Nayacakko: अत्थित्तं वत्थुत्तं दव्वत्त पमेयत्त अगुरुलहुगत्तं । QHT EGTUIGT HT1447 fate II (82) These ten qualities: existence (astitva), activity or arthakriyā (vastutva), power of changing modes (dravyatva), power of being known (prameyatva), power of maintaining distinction with all other substances (agurulaghutva), having space-points (pradeśavattva), consciousness (cetanatva), lifelessness (acetanatva), corporealness - having a form (mūrtatva), and incorporealness – without having a form (amūrtatva) are general (sāmānya) qualities of substances. णाणं दंसण सुह सत्ति रूवरस गंध फास गमणठिदी। accurEUTE 34714471 C GUIGT II (83) These sixteen qualities: knowledge (jñāna), perception (darśana), happiness (sukha), strength (vīrya), colouration (rūpa), taste (rasa), smell (gandha), touch (sparśa), assistance in motion (gatihetutva), assistance in rest (sthitihetutva), assistance in continuity of being through gradual changes (vartanāhetutva), assistance in providing accommodation (avagāhanahetutva), corporealness – having a form (mūrtatva), incorporealness – without having a form (amūrtatva), consciousness (cetanatva), lifelessness (acetanatva) are specific (višeșa) qualities of substances.
Every substance (dravya) has eight general (sāmānya) qualities; jīva dravya does not have qualities of lifelessness (acetanatva) and corporealness - having a form (mūrtatva) out of the ten mentioned above. Six specific (viseșa) qualities are present in jīva dravya – knowledge (jñāna), perception (darśana), happiness (sukha), strength (vīrya), incorporealness – without having a form (amūrtatva), and consciousness (cetanatva). Matter (pudgala) has six specific (viseșa) qualities: colouration (rūpa), taste (rasa), smell (gandha), touch
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