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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138 1. As there is 'Sāgaropama' in this aphorism, there is no supply of the term 'koti-koti' here from the earlier aphorism. The term 'maximum duration is also applied here. This maximum duration of thirty three Sāgaropama years refers to the life-span-determining karma of the instinctive five-sensed living beings. The duration of this karma for the other living beings should be learnt from the scriptures. This is given below. (i). 5-sensed non-instinctive completioned
1/As P (ii). All others
Purva-Koti [ 1 Purvakoti=7056x 10"x10+ years ]
Supplementary Notes (Aphorism 8.15 - 17) 1. The commentary of the three aphorisms deals with the following points : (a) The maximum duration bondage of the primary karmic species is as below: '1-4. Knowledge and conation obscuring, feeling-producing & obstructive karma
30 S x 10" years. 5. Deluding karma
70 S x 10 years 6. Physique-making karma
20 S x 10 years 7. Status-determining karma
20 S x 10 years 8. Life-span-determining karma
33 S years
The duration of the first three species (1-3) refers to the wrongfaithed five-sensed completioned living beings only. In contrast, the maximum duration of the life-span determining karma refers to the right faithed and fully restrained five-sensed living beings also. (b) The maximum duration of these karmic species for other classes of living beings has also been mentioned in respective semiaphorisms of 8.15-17 as per scriptures. 2. It has to be noted that maximum duration of life-span determining karma is 33 Sågaropamas only instead of crore x crore Sāgaropamas. The cause of this distinction has to be thought of.
The maximum duration of all the eight primary species has been described. Now, their minimum duration has to be described with respect to specific karmas. Violating the order of karmas, the minimum duration of the feeling-producing karma is mentioned below: