Reincarnation_Res

RESURRECTION AND REINCARNATION
M.M.NINAN
• Liberated or Siddha Jiva · Liberated souls have no karmas and therefore,
they are no longer in the cycle of births and deaths. They do not live among
us, but reside at the uppermost part of this universe called Siddhashila. They
are formless and shapeless, have perfect knowledge and perception, and
have infinite vigor and bliss
• Non-liberated or Sansari Jiva.. The sansari jivas have karmas, and are
continually going through the cycle of birth and death. non-liberated jivas have
limited knowledge and perception.
They are known by the senses they possess. There are five senses in all, namely
touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing. Different types of Jivas possess one or more
of these senses. Among the five sensed beings some have minds and some do not.
Those having a mind are called sangni panchendriya and those without a mind are
called asangni panchendriya.
This bondage of the soul is explained in the Jain texts by analogy with gold ore,
which—in its natural state—is always found unrefined of admixture with
impurities. Similarly, the ideally pure state of the soul has always been overlaid
with the impurities of karma. This analogy with gold ore is also taken one step
further: the purification of the soul can be achieved if the proper methods of
refining are applied. Over the centuries, Jain monks have developed a large
and sophisticated corpus of literature describing the nature of the soul, various
aspects of the working of karma, and the ways and means of attaining mokṣa.
In Jain view karma is seen as a most subtle body (karma sarira), consisting of
subatomic small particles [those which mass is = 0 (zero), like photons etc.] in
motion , which surround the Jiva completely, and act as an intermediate
medium that constitute the Jiva's awareness to the outer dimensions of
cosmos which consists of the Tejas body and the Physical body. Jainism
speaks of karmic "dirt", as karma is thought to be manifest as very subtle and
microscopically imperceptible particles pervading the entire universe. It is these
karmic particles that adhere to the soul and affect its natural potency. This
material karma is called dravya karma; and the resultant emotions—pleasure,
pain, love, hatred, and so on—experienced by the soul are called bhava karma,
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