Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes transmigratory souls which is verse 2.42 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 42 of the chapter Category of the Living and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 2.42 - Transmigratory souls
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 2.42:
सर्वस्य ॥ २.४२ ॥
sarvasya || 2.42 ||
These (two) are associated with all transmigratory souls. (42)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: ये तैजस और कार्मण शरीर [सर्वस्य] सब संसारी जीवों के होते हैं।
Anvayartha: ye taijasa aura karmana sharira [sarvasya] saba samsari jivom ke hote haim |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The word ‘sarva’ does not exclude anyone. These two types of bodies are possessed by all transmigratory souls.
In general, this would lead to the interpretation that all the bodies are simultaneously associated with the mundane soul. To preclude such a view it is described how many bodies can exist with the soul, simultaneously.