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**Twenty-second Kriyapada:** This is the twenty-second Kriyapada of the Prajñapanasutra. It presents profound contemplation on the relationship between actions from various perspectives.
* The concept of action has been prevalent among ancient Indian philosophers. There were thinkers who did not believe in any karmic veil separate from action. Their knowledge was called Vibhangajñāna.
* In India, since ancient times, 'karma' - meaning desires or impressions - has been considered the cause of rebirth. Contemplation on karma was essential along with the concept of the soul's birth and rebirth or the cycle of existence. However, this contemplation is rarely found in the ancient Upanishads, while it is extensively found in Jain and Buddhist literature, especially in the Jain Agamas.
* The Kriyavicara of the present Prajñapanasutra is a collection of contemplations on various aspects of action. Here, the order of Kriyavicara is as follows:
* Firstly, the five divisions and subdivisions of action, namely kāyiko, etc., are explained, focusing only on the concept of violence and non-violence.
* Subsequently, action is considered as the cause of karma-bandha, and questions are raised regarding the activity and inactivity of beings. Inactivity, meaning completely devoid of actions, is considered completely liberated from karma, the ultimate and supreme state.
* After that, the actions (karma in a different sense) arising from the eighteen pāpa-sthānas and their objects are described. Therefore, the binding of seven or eight karmas due to the determination of prāṇātipāta, etc., is mentioned.
* Then, the contemplation is presented on how many actions occur when a being binds karma like jñānāvaraniya, etc. Here, the actions of the 18 pāpa-sthānas are not considered, but only the aforementioned five.