Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes attainment of the transformable body (vaikriyika) which is verse 2.47 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 47 of the chapter Category of the Living and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 2.47 - Attainment of the transformable body (vaikriyika)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 2.47:
लब्धिप्रत्ययं च ॥ २.४७ ॥
labdhipratyayaṃ ca || 2.47 ||
Attainment (labdhi) is also the cause (of its origin). (47)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: वैक्रियिक शरीर [लब्धिप्रत्ययं च] लब्धि-नैमित्तिक भी होता
Anvayartha: vaikriyika sharira [labdhipratyayam ca] labdhi-naimittika bhi hota
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
If the transformable (vaikriyika) body originates in special bed, that body which does not arise from special bed cannot have this attribute of transformableness. This doubt is cleared in the next sūtra.
By ‘ca’ the transformable body is taken over. ‘Labdhi’ is attainment of supernatural powers–ṛddhi–by special austerities (tapa). The transformable (vaikriyika) body attained through ‘labdhi’ is ‘labdhipratyaya’. Thus, the transformable (vaikriyika) body is also ‘labdhipratyaya’–attained through ‘labdhi’.
Is that the only kind of body caused by attainment, or is there any other kind also?