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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nine sub-species of conation-obscuring karma (15-40) twenty six sub-species of deluding karma. (41-45)
five sub-species of obstructive karma. B. Sub-species of non-destructive karmas : 37. (46-47) Hellish destinity, sub-human destinity (48-51) Four categories of genuses (1-4 sensed) (52-56) Five configurations (excluding the first one) (57-61) Five bone joints (excluding the first one) (62-65) Inauspicious touch, taste, smell and colour. (66-67) Successory transmigration of hellish and sub-human
destinity. (68-79) Self-killing, inauspicous space movement, non
mobility, fineness, non-completionedness, general body, non-firmness, inauspicity, non-amiability, harsh voice, non-charming personality, non-reputation-cum
non-renown. (80-82) non-pleasure or pain feeling producing karma. Hellish
life-span, Low status.
Thus, the real category of bondage has been described in detail. These details are directly perceptible through clairvoyance, telepathy and omniscience. Moreover, they are inferable from scriptures sermonised by those who possess the above types of direct knowledges. Supplementary Notes (Aphorism 8.25 - 26) 1. The commentary deals with the following points : (a) The merit-earning sub-species have been called as merit, beneficial, auspicious and praiseworthy. The commentary 8.25 mentions 42 merit earning sub-species. All of them refer to sub-species of non-destructive karmas like physique-making, life-span, status determining and feeling-producing karmas. (b) The commentary on 8.26 mentions 82 sub-species of karmas which are demerit-earning and inauspicious. They include the following: (a) Sub-species of four destructive karmas =(5+9+26+5)=45 (b) Sub-species of non-destructive karmas = 37 (as above) 2. The merit-bonding karmic sub-species are those whose realisation results in (1) physical and psychical purity of soul, (2) virtuous life, (3) having praiseworthy and pleasure-producing wives, sons, parents (4) sound and beautiful physique and body (5) laudable