Philosophy In Jain Agams: Akārakavāda

Published: 06.08.2019

Neither the soul does anything, nor does it get anything done from others. The soul has no relation with all these doings and asking for doings. The soul is a non-doer. Some people dare to establish such principles.[1] The commentator says that this is the belief of Sānkhya.[2] Why is the soul a non- doer? For this the commentator has given reasons, such as, soul's in-corporeality, continuity and all-pervasiveness.[3] According to the Sānkhya philosophy, the soul is incorporeal, continuous and all-pervasive. It does not have doing-ness.

According to Jain philosophy, the soul is body- pervasive[4], not omnipresent. Formlessness and continuity are not hurdles of doing-ness. According to Jainism, the soul is Pariāmi-nitya (eternal substance with inherent transformations). It is not motionless or non-doer

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Title: Philosophy In Jain Agam
Author: Samani Mangal Pragya
Traslation In English By: Sadhvi Rajul Prabha
Publisher: Adarsh Sahitya Sangh
Edition:
2017
Digital Publishing:
Amit Kumar Jain


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