Jaina Ethics

SR No.: 001334
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dayanand Bhargav
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1968
Total Pages: 314
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Principle
File Size: 15 MB

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Metaphysical Background Nāmakarman
Crookedness of the mind, body and speech (yogavakratā) and disintegrity (visanvāda) of character lead to bad body-determining karman, whereas the opposite of them lead to good-body-determining karman. Besides, excellent moral character leads to the birth of the soul in a tīrthankara body, Such excellent moral character includes the following sixteen virtues :
(i) Purity of right belief (darśanavisuddhi). (ii) Humbleness (vinayasampannatā). (iii) Faultless observance of the five vows (silavrates
vanaticāra).
(iv) Ceaseless pursuit of right knowledge (abhikşņajñānopayoga).
(v) Apprehension of mundane miseries (samvega). (vi) Renunciation according to one's capacity (Saktita
styāga). (vii) Practising penance according to one's capacity
(faktitastapas). (viii) Service of the saints (sādhusamādhi). (ix) Service of the meritorious (vaiyāvstyakaraña). (x) Devotion to Arhants (arhadbhakti). (xi) Devotion to the Acārya or the head of the orders of
saints (ācāryabhakti). (xii) Devotion to the learned saint (bahuśrutabakti). (xiii) Devotion to the scriptures (pravacanabhakti). (xiv) Carefulness in the six essential duties of a saint
(āvašyakāparihāņi). (xv) Propagation of the path of liberation (märgapra
bhāvanā). (xvi) Affection for one's co-religionist (pravacanava
tsalatā).
Bondage (bandha)
As already pointed, only that inflow of kārmic matter, which is backed by passion, becomes effective. This is called
1. Tattvārthasūtra, 6.61. 2. Ibid., 6.22. 3. Ibid., 6.26.