Nandanvana

SR No.: 006597
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 592
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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The Jaina Theory of Karma and Current Scientific Views : (95)
Both of them are caused by delusion, stupor or fascination. Buddha stated the fascination agency to be the mind alone - physical or psychical. But Mahāvīra emphasized the three originators and fascinators - mind, body and speech (specially nervous) system. 10 All three are very powerful agents for activities and de-activation as well (of sinful thoughts and actions). The passions and emotions originate in the fine karmic body in the form of waves of quasi-passions, which with the help of resolution become denser to be called thoughts or colorations. These are composed of fine solid particles affecting the systems of gross body to act accordingly. These activities are termed as yoga (addition) and their causes passions as kaṣāyas in the canons. Thus, it is the yoga and kaşāyas, which attract the karmic matter to enter the living. Larger the frequency and intensity of these vibrations, larger will be the amount or quantity of karmic entry. This quantity is further dependant on the variations in intensity of emotions, intentions, substratum, and its potency owing to internal and external causes." This quantity transforms into eight varieties of karma. Table 2. Summary of the Activities Leading to Karma-influx Source
No. of Contents Reference
Activities Uttarādhyayana
Sins and passions p. 462 Prajñāpany General Activities
Vibratory/Displace
ment Vibratory/Disp.
Distantial, Spatial, Distantial
Uniying, Spatial
Manifestation Bond-untying Manifestation
Violent bodily (ii) motions
Violence (iii) Evil motions
Sins, passions, neo
passions Umāsvāti
Sins, passions, Ch. VI emotional and bodily
activities 4. Akalanka
Motions of p. 567 living/non-living
p. 210
(c)
p. 482