Pudgal ka arth (saral bhaasha mein)

• Pudgal ya Pudgala Jain dharma mein Ajiva (non-soul) ki ek dravya ya vastu hai. Matlab, jo shareer, vastu, ya maatra ke roop mein physical matter hai, use Pudgal kaha jata hai.
• Ye jiva (atma) ke vipreet nahi hai; yeh inert (jaagapoolak yaakta) hai, ismei jankari ya chetna nahi hoti.
• Pudgal hi shareer ki banaavat (body) banata hai aur apne saath karmā (karma) ke particle ko bhi jodta/lagata hai. Inhi karmo ki wajah se jiva ko sansaarik sanskar, sukh-dukh milte hain.
• Jain siddhant mein Pudgal ke alawa chaar anya Ajiva tattva manake jaate hain: Dharma, Adharma, Akasha (akash/space), aur Karma (jo ki alag tattva ke roop mein samjha jata hai). Pudgal inke alawa, parantu inhi ke sath milkar sansaar ko chalata hai.

Digambar aur Shwetambar dharmik paramparaon mein Pudgal ki samjhaane ki thodi alag vyakhya milti hai:

• Kuch points ko dono paramparaon mein samanya roop se sehmat kiya jata hai: Pudgal insentient (chetna nahi hoti), shareer ki samagri aur karmo ki aagaman mein madad karta hai.
• Lekin Pudgal ki vibhajan, uske gunon ki vyakhya aur karm sambandhi vistrit vichaar dharna mein kuch differences mil sakte hain. Agar aap chahen to main dono paramparaon ki vishesh arth (arth) ko sidha-sidha compare karke de sakta/sakti hoon.

Aap chahein to main is par Digambar aur Shwetambar dono pakshon ki spasht chhote-chhote utras (arth) ke saath ek saaf-tasviya tuln-mool vyakhya de deta/deti hoon.