Jainism a Theistic Philosophy

SR No.: 006918
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Krishna A Gosavi
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2012
Total Pages: 358
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 6 MB

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DOCTRINE OF TRANSMIGRATION: COROLLARY...
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been accumulated in one single life. The karmas that we have accumulated in the past give rise to various births. It is a cycle of existence and rebirth.“
IV. (iii) Cause and Effect Relationship Between Karma
&Transmigration.
The term “karma' means- mental, vocal or bodily act as also a trace or an impression that the act leaves behind on the soul. In the present context, the term 'karma' has the latter meaning and consequently the meaning karmic matter constituting the trace. The trace is material in nature and bears its fruit in future in present or next life. The karmic matter of the form of the trace gets bound to the soul on account of its mental, vocal or bodily act and gets dissociated from it as soon as it bears its fruit. It remains bound with the soul till its fruition is fully experienced by it.
The auspicious acts form and leave behind auspicious traces on the soul. The auspicious traces, material in nature, lead the soul to the attainment of the means of happiness, viz. health, wealth, fame, good family, long life, etc. on the other hand, the inauspicious acts form and leave behind inauspicious traces on the soul, and these inauspicious traces, material in nature, lead the soul to attainment of the means of misery. The karmic matter constituting the auspicious traces is regarded as auspicious and the karmic matter constituting the inauspicious traces is regarded as inauspicious.“
The karmic matter gets dissociated from the soul as they yield their fruits completely and reach the limit of their time duration. The process of partial dissociation of this type goes on incessantly in the case of worldly soul caught in the cycle of transmigration. But the spiritually beneficial partial dissociation is
"Muni Shri Nyāyavijayaji, "Jaina Philosophy and Religion”, (1998), P-16 23 Ibid, P-17