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 蝉奴迟谤补 2.47:
啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶く啶� 啶� 啷� 啷�.啷キ 啷�
labdhipratyaya峁� ca || 2.47 ||
Attainment (labdhi) is also the cause (of its origin). (47)
Hindi Anvayarth:
啶呧え啷嵿さ啶ぞ啶班啶�: 啶掂啶曕啶班た啶た啶� 啶多ぐ啷�啶� [啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶苦お啷嵿ぐ啶む啶く啶� 啶歖 啶侧が啷嵿ぇ啶�-啶ㄠ啶た啶む啶むた啶� 啶 啶灌啶むぞ
Anvayartha: vaikriyika sharira [labdhipratyayam ca] labdhi-naimittika bhi hota
Explanation in English from 膧c膩rya P奴jyap膩da鈥檚 Sarv膩rthasiddhi:
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 蝉奴迟谤补.
By 鈥�ca鈥� the transformable body is taken over. 鈥�Labdhi鈥� is attainment of supernatural powers鈥�峁沝诲丑颈鈥揵y special austerities (tapa). The transformable (vaikriyika) body attained through 鈥�labdhi鈥� is 鈥�labdhipratyaya鈥�. Thus, the transformable (vaikriyika) body is also 鈥�labdhipratyaya鈥欌�揳ttained through 鈥�labdhi鈥�.
Is that the only kind of body caused by attainment, or is there any other kind also?