Tattvartha Sutra

SR No.: 034448
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Publication Year: 2018
Total Pages: 500
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size: 5 MB

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अध्याय-१
would be no destruction-cum-subsidence (kşayopaśama) of the karmic veil in this type of clairvoyance. No, it is not so. In case of these beings, the karmic veil disappears and subsides due to their state of being (bhava). So the state of being (bhava) is mentioned as the main cause. Birds fly by instinct (inborn tendency) and not because of teaching. So also clairvoyance arises in these beings not because of any special merit such as observance of vows or restraint, but by reason of their state of existence (bhava). The state of existence being common to all, it would mean that all are endowed with the same degree of clairvoyance. But differences in the degree of clairvoyance (avadhijñāna) possessed by these beings are admitted. Though the beings in heaven and hell are mentioned in general, only those endowed with right faith among them are implied. This is clear from the term 'avadhi' used in the sūtra. In case of wrong believers, it is called vibhanga (erroneous) clairvoyance (avadhijñāna) as it is vitiated by their wrong belief. The degree of clairvoyance among them can be ascertained from the Scripture.
If clairvoyance (avadhijñāna) based on birth arises in celestial and infernal beings, in whom does clairvoyance arise due to destructioncum-subsidence (kşayopaśama) of karmas?
क्षयोपशमनिमित्तः षड्विकल्पः शेषाणाम् ॥२२॥
[क्षयोपशमनिमित्तः ] क्षयोपशमनैमित्तक अवधिज्ञान [ षड्विकल्पः ] छह भेद वाला है और वह [शेषाणाम् ] शेष अर्थात् मनुष्यों तथा तिर्यंचों के होता है।
Clairvoyance (avadhijñāna) due to destruction-cumsubsidence (kşayopaśama) is of six kinds. It is acquired by the rest, namely, human beings, and animals.
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