Religion and Philosophy of the Jainas

SR No.: 001190
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Virchand R Gandhi
Publisher: Jain International Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 266
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Ethics, & Principle
File Size: 13 MB

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DELUDING & LIFE-SPAN DETERMINING KARMA 129 Sex Passion
The sex passion that is to be found in men; the sex passion that is to be found among women; and the sex passion that is to be found in those who have no sexual signs but still they have the passion and theirs is the strongest of all. When a person is under the influence of the sexual passion, he is not conscious of what is right and what is wrong.
So we have 28 mohaniya karmas; they can be compared to an alcoholic liquor; they intoxicate. Nature of Life-span Determining Karma
This karma is called ayuḥ karma. It determines how long we live in a particular body; it may be compared with fetters; it prevents the realisation of the spiritual continuous life; and after this karma is removed, the soul lives in its own body and not in any physical or karmic body. Four sub-divisions of Life-span determining Karma
There are four subdivisions of the āyuḥ karma, namely:
1. That karma by reason of which the person lives for a length of time (it may be a billion years) in the pleasurable condition, known as the devas, having a fine subtle body.
2. That karma by reason of which the person lives for a length of time (it may be a billion years) in the lower subtle body condition, in which there is no pleasure at all but pain all the time. It is called the nāraka condition.
3. That karma by reason of which the person lives in the human state with a physical body. It is called manușyāyuḥkarma.
4. That karma by reason of which the entity lives as an animal, with a body as found among animals. (This includes worms, birds, vegetables, bears, etc.) It is called tiryañcāyuhkarma.
The āyuḥ karma determines the state in which the entity has to stay, and is caused by the words, and thoughts, and actions in the previous life immediateiy next backwards.
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