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________________ The Jaina Theory of Karma and Current Scientific Views : (93) (d) painted 103 (c) Faith/Condu Liquor/ 70S IM Intense ci-deluding drinks passions Potency Treasurer 30SM Obstruction obstructing 2. Non-Destructive (e) Feeling- Honey 2 12 Tendency to producing M hurt/please sword (f) Life-span- Iron fetters 33S IM Varied determining behaviours (g) Status Potter 2 2 205 &M Pride and determining modesty (h) Physique- Painter 42/93/ 20S 8M Uniformity making in saying/ doing The material nature of karmas is confirmed by following points: 29 (i) The karma particles have all the four qualities assigned to mattergy. (ii) The effects of karma like gross bodies and feelings are material and confirm like begets like. (iii) The conversion of feverish state to normal state of the living by medicines, feeling of happiness by exotic lunch and similar other facts prove that the feeling of pleasure and pain occurs only due to material karma. It does not occur in contact with immaterial space. (b) Cause of Karma There are two similar words but with different meanings- living (Jiva) and life (Jivana). The living refers to the present life only, which is termed as worldly, empirical or practical life. The life connotes the idea of continued existence of life elements through the past and future besides the present. The canonical karma theory is based on the life and the living - both, though it is most opportune for the living. It seems it has to be associated with life, as problem of attachment with karma could not be explained without the assumption of beginninglessness and impure nature of the living. It is contended that even without this, the theory is capable of serving its moral purpose. It is unfortunate that this idea has led to denounce the present for the imagined past and future-per chance so valuable psychologically. The living seems to be tied with the springs of the Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.006597
Book TitleNandanvana
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorN L Jain
PublisherParshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year2005
Total Pages592
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size25 MB
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