Abhavi jeev can become bhavi jeev
Ji haan. Jainism mein jiva hamesha asthir nahin, anant hai aur samsar ke chakr mein baar-baar janam leta hai. Abhavi (vartaman jeev) ya bhavi (future jeev) ke baare mein yeh hota hai:
- Har jiva ka agla janm karmo ke phal se hota hai. Jo jiva abhi jeevan mein hai, uska bhavi jeev aage janm lega jab us par karma lagte hain. Isliye “abhavi jeev can become bhavi jeev” ki baat simply yeh hai ki aapka atma aage ke janmon ke liye bound rehta hai, jab tak ki saṁvara (karma rokna) aur nirjara (karma ka shosh) se karmon ko khatam na kiya jaye.
- Do bhav ya bhavya/abhavya ka concept hai. Bhavya ka matlab hai aisa jiva jo moksha ko paa sakta hai; abhavya ka matlab aisa jiva jo moksha paane ki kshamata nahi rakhta. Bahut se granthon mein yeh do varg diye gaye hain, lekin anek Jain sampradayon mein bhavya ki prapti ki sambhavnayen sabhi jiva ke liye maujood maani jaati hain jab tak poore karm ko khatm na kiya jaye. (Digambar aur Shvetambar ke beech is vishay par kuch shastriya vyakhyaon mein antar hota hai.)
- Isliye sadharna arth mein kahen to, abhavi jeev bhavya ho sakta hai ya nahi, yeh vishesh granthon ki vyakhya par nirbhar karta hai; lekin aam taur par jivas ki moksha ki sambhavana hoti hai jab wo apne karmo ko niyantrit karte hain aur sahi dharmik chetna se apne karmo ko shodh-te hain.
Agar aap chahein to is vishay par vishesh granthon ka naam ya vyakhya ka spast arth dekh sakte hain. You can read more here