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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148 these twenty five species are partially-destructive ones. The rest of the species are non-destructive.
It must also be noted that the species of physique-making karma beginning from body to touch species, a-heavy-a-light, selfkilling, alien -killing, hot light, cold light, individual body, common body, firm, non-firm, auspicious, non-auspicious and formation-are all maturing-in-mattergy species.
The sub-species of transmigratory succession are maturing-in location species. The life-span determining karma is maturing-in-birth karma. The rest of the species are maturing-in-soul ones. Thus, the fruitional bondage has been described.
Supplementary Notes (Aphorism 8.21-23) 1. The three aphorisms deal with the following points: (a) The different karmic species earned previously or at any time have tight or loose bondage with the living beings because of there origin form different degrees of volitions. It may be felt mildly or harshly. Accordingly, the karmic bondage may be strong or weak and may, thus, have different intensity of bondage, The energy or power contained in the bond and required for fruition or maturation of this bondage is known as fruition/intensity bondage. (b) The maturing of karma is dependent upon the passional volitions at the time of bondage. When volitions are beneficial, bondage and corresponding fruition of auspicious karmic species becomes intense while that of the inauspicious species become weak. This should also be taken in other direction also. (c) Besides passional volitions, the nature of fruitional intensity also varies with the factors of substantivity of the living, location, time, birth-state and mode. (d) The maturation process may occur in two ways(1) Natural or direct way and (2) indirect and alienal way. The primary karmic species or ripened sub-species mature normally naturally while the secondary unfruitioned karmic species may mature through transfer or transition into other species of the same primary species with some exceptions : (1) Primary karmic species do not mature through transition into other primary types.