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Stoppage of influx of Karma (Samvara)
Samvara is not possible without the science-of-separation (BhedaVijñāna). Therefore, Acārya Kundakunda provides the description of Samvara from the real point of view by highlighting the science-of-separation (Bheda-Vijñāna) in the first 12 stanzas of this
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Stanzas 181-183 convey the following points from the real point of view:
(i) Pure cognitive attribute of soul (Upayoga) does not exist in the externals such as physical body (NoKarma), emotions (anger-etc.), and the Kārmika dust associated with the soul. Upayoga manifested as knowledge and perception attributes of the soul is separate and different from anger
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(ii) Neither anger has knowledge/perception attribute nor knowledge/perception attribute contains anger. Similarly, neither knowledge/perception attribute of soul possesses physical body nor physical body has knowledge/perception attribute of soul. (iii) To a common person a mixture of anger and knowledge/perception attributes appears in various activities of a living being. Therefore, he believes that anger contains knowledge/perception attribute and knowledge/perception attribute contains anger. Acārya Kundakunda says that this is a perverted or wrong belief. Similarly, the belief that physical body contains knowledge/perception attribute is also a perverted or wrong belief. When a living being realizes the separation of anger and knowledge/perception attribute in the apparent mixed state, when a living being realizes the separation between the physical body and knowledge/ perception attribute even during occupation of the same space points by the physical body and soul, then he has true spiritual knowledge, and