Samayasara

SR No.: 001620
Original Sutra Author: Kundkundacharya
Author: J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown
Publication Year: 1930
Total Pages: 234
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, Canon, & Discourse
File Size: 15 MB

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SAMAYASARA.
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There are 148 sub-divisions, but only 120 are capable of binding; 28 do not bind. Thus the 5" bodies" include the 5 kinds of inter fusion. “Samgháta," and the 5 kinds of binding “Bandhan.” This accounts for 10. There are 20 sub-divisions of colour, taste, smell, and touch, but only 4 bind ; this accounts for 16. Out of the 3 kinds of right-belief-deluding Karma, only one binds- this accounts for the remaining 2. These are the 28 (10+16+2) nonbinding sub-divisions of Karmas (vide Gommatsara, Karma kanda S. B. J. Vol. VI.).
A right believer brings about either the subsidence or destruction of the four error-feeding passions and wrong belief Karmas. Right discrimination between soul and non-soul, worldly and liberated conditions, real and false happiness, then arises in him. His attention which before gaining right belief was directed towards worldly gratifications has now turned towards attaining his own true nature of freedom from non-soul. Previously bound Karmas do not over-power him. He is sure to be liberated, before long. Therefore bondage in a right believer is not taken into con. sideration by the author.
भावो रागादिजुदो जीवेण कदो दुबंधगो होदि । रागादिविप्पमुको अवंधगो जाएगो गवरि ॥ १७४॥ भावो रागादियुतः जीवेन कृतस्तु बंधको भवति । रागादिविप्रमुक्तोऽपंधको ज्ञायको नवरि ॥ १७४ ॥
174. Thought-activity, such as love, hatred, proceeding from the soul becomes the binder of Karmas (with it, i.e., becomes the auxiliary cause of bondage). But (the soul) free from love, etc., (is) free from bondage (and is) the knower (only).
Commentary.
Love and hatred, etc., the impure thought-activities of a soul caused by operation of wrong belief and error-feeding passions are the chief auxiliary causes of bondage of Karmas, and bring about long wanderings in the cycle of existences. A right believer, free from such thoughts does not indulge in any non-soul thoughts, and therefore he is not the binder of Karmas. He merely knows the effects of operation and bondage of Karmas which may occur in his progressive stages because of slight passions and soul- vibrations.