Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)
by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626
This page describes five kinds of senses (indriya) which is verse 2.15 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 15 of the chapter Category of the Living and includes an extensive commentary.
Verse 2.15 - Five kinds of senses (indriya)
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 2.15:
पश्चेन्द्रियाणि ॥ २.१५ ॥
paścendriyāṇi || 2.15 ||
The senses (indriya) are five. (15)
Hindi Anvayarth:
अन्वयार्थ: [इन्द्रियाणि] इन्द्रियाँ [पञ्च] पाँच हैं।
Anvayartha: [indriyani] indriyam [panca] pamca haim |
Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:
The upper limit of the senses is to be mentioned, for by the word ‘ādi’ the limit is not known.
The word ‘sense’ has already been explained. The word five is intended to determine that there are only five senses and no more. Should not the organs of activity such as the organ of speech be mentioned here? No. This is the section dealing with cognition (upayoga). Those that are the instruments of cognition (upayoga) alone are mentioned here; not those that are the instruments of activity (kriyā). There is no limit to the instruments of activity (kriyā). All the limbs and minor limbs (aṅgopāṅga) that are formed due to the fruition of name-karma are the instruments of activity. These are not included.