In Jain metaphysics, the liberated soul (siddha) has removed all eight karmas, including the last four “non-obstructing” ones (vedanīya karma, which produces feelings of pleasure or pain). → The result is a state of pure subjectivity that is completely de
Short answer: Yes, in Jainism the liberated soul (siddha) has shed all eight karmas, including the vedanīya (feeling) karma, and remains in a state of pure, uncolored consciousness—free from pleasure, pain, bliss, or misery in the sense of worldly affect.
What this means philosophically:
- Vedanīya karma is the karmic agent that gives rise to fluctuating feelings of pleasure and pain in worldly life.
- When all eight karmas are completely shed, no karmas remain to condition any mental afflictions or sensory experiences. The siddha is described as having infinite knowledge (kevala jnana) and infinite bliss (anant-sukha), but without the ordinary emotional tonalities that characterize bondage-laden experience.
- In this state there is no arising of 새로운 feelings or reactions; the soul’s experience is one of pure, undisturbed consciousness.
Tradition-specific notes:
- Digambara and Śvetāmbara sources both affirm that a siddha’s body is not physical and that liberated souls reside in siddha-loka (siddhashila). Both traditions describe siddhas as free from bondage and from the ordinary fluctuations of pleasure and pain. The precise terminology about “ananda” vs. “feelings” can vary in emphasis, but the core idea—liberation from all karmic afflictions and from worldly affect—is consistent.
- There isn’t a contradictory teaching in either tradition that would assign ongoing, active feelings to a siddha; rather, the emphasis is on pure, unconditioned awareness and bliss beyond ordinary emotional content.
If you’d like, I can give you the exact Sanskrit terms and provide a concise arth (meaning) from primary Jain scriptures for vedanīya karma and for siddha-state, in a way that shows how the Digambara and Śvetāmbara interpretations align or differ.