Studies in Jaina Philosophy

SR No.: 001616
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Jain Cultural Research Society
Publication Year: 1951
Total Pages: 366
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Knowledge, Yoga, & Epistemology
File Size: 9 MB

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JAINA DOCTRINE OF KARMAN
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Commentary on Yogadarśana II. 4, Yasovijaya says that the five afflictions of nescience, egohood, attachment, repulsion and will to live are the particular states of rise (udaya) of the deludingkarman. He interprets the dormant prasupta) state of these afflictions as the period of non-production (abādhakāla) of the Jainas. The incipient (tanu) state is interpreted as the state of subsidence (upaśama) or dissociationcum-subsidence (kşayopaśama) of the Jainas. The interrupted (vicchinna) state is interpreted as the interruption of a particular karman on account of the rise of a karman of the opposite nature. The operative (udāra) state is interpreted as the state of rise (udaya) of the Jainas.1 The Yoga school recognizes some traces of karman whose fruition is not certain (aniyata-vipāka) inasmuch as such traces may perish before the time of their fruition, or may merge into a more powerful karman, or they may remain ineffective for ever being overpowered by the more powerful karman. This Yoga conception can be roughly compared with the Jaina conception of the process of transformation (samkramana). The karman with unfailing fruition (niyatavipāka) of the Yoga can be compared with the nikācita karman of the Jainas.
The Taina conception of the karmans in the period of nonproduction (abādhākāla) compares with the conception of stored (sañcita) karmans, and the conception of the karmans in rise (udaya) corresponds to the conception of fructifying (prārabdha karmans. The conception of the karman that is being done (kriyamana) can be compared with the Jaina conception of the karman that is being bound (badhyamāna).
Cf. atrā 'vidyādayo mohanīyakarmaņa audayika-bhāva-višeşāḥ. teşām prasuptatvam tajjanakakarmaṇo 'bādhākālāparikșayeņa karma-nişekābhāvah. tanutvam upaśamaḥ kşayopaśamo vā. vicchinnatvam pratipakşa-prakrtyudayadina 'ntaritatvam. udaratvam co 'dayāvalikā-prāptatvam ity avaseyamYaśovijaya's Commentary on YD, II. 4.
2 yo hyadrsțajanmavedanīyo 'niyata vipākas tasya trayi gatiḥ-kstasyä 'vipakvasya nāśaḥ, pradhānakarmany āvāpagamanam vā, niyata vipäka-pradhānakarmaņa 'bhibhūtasya vā ciram avasthānam-Bhasya on YD, II. 13.