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ĀYARO
Kriyāvāda - doctrine that actions are the cause of
bondage of soul.
ANNOTATION 5: The principle of non-violence is based mainly on the above four doctrines.
Soul by itself is imperceptible to any of the sense-organs. It is perceived only through the medium of body.
he world is also an ultimate reality just as the soul is,
The whole system of material body is governed by kar ma, The system of kar ma, in its turn, is governed by kriya - actions. The fundamental cause of diversities and changes in the world is action. So long as there are vibrations, disturbances and various sorts of emotions in the soul, it continues to be bound by the atoms of the kar - mas, which results in its continuous transmigration in different species. Transmigration or reincarnation clearly signifies the existence of soul. The cause of rebirth is the bondage of kar ma, and the cause of bondage is action. All this takes place 'in the world' itself. There exists in the world an infinite number of souls and material substances.
Cultivating discipline in our behaviour towards other souls and material substances is the fundamental basis of non-violence.
आस्सव-पदं
६. अरिस्सं चहं, कारवेसुं चहं, करो यावि समणुण्णे भविस्सामि । Assava padań 6. Akarissaṁ caham, kāravesum cahań, karao yāvi
samaņunne bhavissāmi.
Cause of Influx of Karma Particles
6. I had acted, I had caused others to act, (and I had app
roved of others' indulgence in actions.) (1 act, I cause others to act, and I approve of others' actions.) (I shall act, I shall cause others to act,) and I shall approve of others' actions.
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