Ethical Doctrines in Jainism

SR No.: 006955
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamalchand Sogani
Publisher: Jain Sanskruti Samrakshak Sangh Solapur
Publication Year: 2001
Total Pages: 322
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 8 MB

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ETHICAL DOCTRINES IN JAINISM
20) disrespectful attitude towards the way mentioned in holy scriptures out of hypocrisy and slothfulness, 21) the perpetration of violent deeds and the commendation of other man's misdeeds, 22) actions to preserve one's own worldly belongings, 23) fraudulent actions in point of knowledge, belief etc., 24) encouragement of the actions of a man engaged in perverted activities, and 2 ) indisposition to renunciation. All these are the causes of Sāmparāyika Asrava in general.
SAMPARĀYIKA ĀSRAVA IN PARTICULAR: The Tattvārthasūtra has also described the causes of the inflow of different types of Karman in particular. The knowledge-and-intuition covering Karman are effected by observing malicious silence when the importance of emancipating knowledge is being announced, by concealing one's own knowledge, by negating, out of envy, to impart knowledge to others in spite of knowing, by obstructing the acquisition of knowledge, by denying the truth enunciated by others and, lastly, by rebutting the spiritual truth. The inflow of the suffering-producing Karmano is caused by the painful mental state, by sorrow and perturbation produced by the disassociation of a person sympathising with oneself, by excitability on accunt of being defamed, by weeping owing to some internal discontent and discomposure, by doing away with one's senses, strength and breathing, and by pathetic moaning to attract the sympathetic attention of others. Charity, universal compassion, soft corner for those who observe vows, self-control with attachment, concentration of mind, body and speech in auspicious deeds, and elimination of anger and greed--all these lead to the inflow of earthly-pleasure-producing Karman.3 The right visiondeluding Karman is occasioned by imputing faults mendaciously to omniscients, scriptures and saints. The influx of right conduct-deluding Karma is caused by intense psychical states produced by the rise of passions and quasi-passions. Continual proneness to violent deeds, appropriation of another man's wealth, great attachment to one's own acquisitions, sensual indulgence, and appearance of Krsna Lesyā and Raudra Dhyāna at the time of death-all these will cause hellish age bondage. The disagreement in mind, body and speech, the preaching of false doctrines, unrestrained living, and the appearance of Nīla and Kāpota Leśyās and of Arta Dhyāna at the time of soul's departure from
1 Tasū. & Sarvārtha. VI. 10. 4 Ibid. VI-13. Ibid. VI-14.
2Tasū. & Sarvārtha. VI. 11.
Tasū. and Sarvārtha. VI-15,
Ibid. VI-12.