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A Treatise on Jainism
Inflow (Asrava). Every mundane soul has a. karmic body, formed of karmic molecules. The universe is full of karmic molecules.. Inflow of these molecules towards the soul, caused by its own vibratory activities, through mind, speech, and body, is the third principle Asrava. The mundane inflow is of 39 kinds, according to its causes-5 caused by the activity of the 5 senses; 4 caused by the activity of the 4 passions; 5 caused by the activity of the 5 Sins of Injury, Lies, Theft, Unchastity, and Worldly Attachment; 25 caused by 25 kinds of activities which are the effects of the 14 causes, viz., 5 Senses, 4 Passions, and 5 Sins of Vowlessness.
When these molecules are so attracted towards the soul, they are assimilated in the existing karmic body. The causes of assimilation or bondage are the soul's vibratory activities and passions. This process is known as Bandha (Bondage) the fourth principle. The process of Inflow and Bondage of Karmic matter go on simultaneously. The main auxiliary causes of both of them are: (a) Wrong belief (Mithyatya), (b) Vowlessness (Avirati), (c) Passions (Kashaya), and (d) Soul's vibra
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