First Steps to Jainism Part 1

SR No.: 001640
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur
Publication Year: 2002
Total Pages: 300
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Religion, & Education
File Size: 10 MB

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20 First Steps to Jainism
(ii) Vaikriya-sharira-naam-karma gives the transformation body which
consists of fine matter, a body that changes in form and dimension. The body exists by nature in gods, infernal beings and certain animals, men
can attain it through higher perfection. (iii) Aharaka-sharira-naam-karma gives the translocation body. This body
which consists of good and pure substance and is without active and passive resistance. It is created for a short time by an pramatta-samyataascetic, in order to seek information concerning intricate dogmatic questions from an arhat who is in another part of the world, while his
own physical body remains in its original place. (iv) Taijasa-sharira-naam-karma gives the fiery body. This body consists of
fire pudgals and serves for the digestion of swallowed food. It can also
be used by ascetics to burn other beings or things. (v) Karmana-sharir-naam-karma gives the karman body. This body is the
receptacle for karman-matter. It changes every moment, because new karman is continually assimilated by the soul and the already existing one is consumed. Accompanied by it, the jiva at death leaves his body and betakes himself to the place of his new birth, where the karman body then forms the basis of the newly produced other bodies. (d) Chief and Secondary Parts of the Bodies - Three
The angopanga-naam-karma cause the origin of the chief parts of the bodies. The fiery and the karman-body have no parts; that is why there are only 3 angopanga-naam-karmas namely:
audarika-angopanga-naam-karma which produce the chief and secondary parts of the physical body. vaikriya-angopanga-naam-karma which produce the chief and
secondary parts of the transformation body. (iii) aharka-angopanga-naam-karma which produce the chief and
secondary parts of translocation body. (e) Bindings-Five
The bandhana-naam-karma provide that the newly seized pudgals of a body are united with those formerly assimilated ones into an organic entity, as wood sticks through an adhesive substance. According to the 5 bodies there are 5 binding-karmas: (i) audarika-bandhana-naam-karma procures the binding of the physical
body. (ii) vaikriya-bandhan-naam-karma procures the binding of the
transformation body.
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