Jaina Karmaology

SR No.: 001654
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 186
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Karma, & Tattvartha Sutra
File Size: 11 MB

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Jaina Karmology
111 Deceit
Simplicity (d) Greed
Satisfaction These opposing emotions are produced due to the reduced intensity of passions. They are developed by following and practicing certain specific code of conduct like practice of equanimity, meditation, repeating incantations and adopting specific postures for a limited time daily. 15. The sub-species of deluding karma indicate that it is not sufficient just to know about passions and Karma theory, but it is more important to improve upon the world-bearing passioned state to equanimous state. It is important to improve upon physical and psychical disfunctioning. Mahăprajña states that Karma Theory does not tell us the way for improvement. One will have to tread towards spiritualism to learn these ways indicated in 8.9.14 above which involve processes of suppression, dissolution and directional change represented by the opposing emotions for deluding emotions.. 16. The existence of twenty eight sub-species and tertiary species can be proved by the fact that their effects like wrong faith, no-faithtendency in reals and realities etc. are observed. If they are not agreed, there will be an undesirable logical fallacy. 17. Prajnāpanā indicates only five sub-species of deluding karma. The 28 here are just their extensions.
The twenty eight sub-species of the deluding karma have been detailed. What are the four sub-species of the life-span determining karma ? The next aphorism describes them :
NĀRAKA-TAIRYAJNONA-MĀNUŞA-DAIVĀNI 8.10.
There are four types of sub-species of the life-span determining karma based on the four types of destinities of the living beings. They are- (1) hellish (2) sub-human (3) human and (4) celestial. Accordingly, there are four types of life-spans as above 8.10. 1. The life-span is designated with reference to the birth in specific destinities. The hellish life-span is due to birth in the hellish destinity. The sub-human life-span is due to birth in the sub-human destinity. The human and celestial life-spans are due to births in these two destinities respectively.