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Right Conduct (Samyakcharitra) encompasses the control of the mind (Manonigraha), the conquest of the senses (Indriyay), the purification of the mind (Chittashuddhi), equanimity (Samabhava), and the means to achieve these. The control of the mind, the conquest of the senses, etc., are the activities of the Karma Path (Karmamarg), while the purification of the mind and the virtuous tendencies leading to it are the activities of the Yoga Path (Yogmarg). Thus, the combination of the Karma Path and the Yoga Path constitutes Right Conduct.
Right Faith (Samyakdarshan) is the path of devotion (Bhaktimarg) because devotion primarily involves faith (Shraddha), and Right Faith is also in the form of faith. Right Knowledge (Samyakgyan) is the path of wisdom (Shanmarg). Thus, the three means of liberation (Moksha) described in Jainism - Right Faith, Right Knowledge, and Right Conduct - are the collective sum of all the means of other philosophies.
The essence of the discussion on karma in Jainism is that every karma is considered to have three states: binding (Badyaman), existing (Sat), and ripening (Udayaman). These are called bondage (Bandha), existence (Satta), and ripening (Uday) respectively. Other philosophers have also described these three states with different names. In Jain scriptures, karma is classified into eight and one hundred and eighty-one categories, such as the knowledge-obscuring (Gyanabaraneya), and the way these categories reveal the different states of the embodied soul is not found in any other philosophy. In Patanjali's philosophy, karma is described as having three types of results: birth (Jati), lifespan (Ayu), and enjoyment (Bhog). However, this description is merely nominal compared to the elaborate discussion of karma in Jainism.
How does karma bind with the soul? What are the reasons for this binding? What causes karma to develop its power? How long can karma remain attached to the soul, both at its maximum and minimum duration? How long can karma remain attached to the soul without producing its results? Can the fixed time of ripening be changed? If so, what kind of self-transformations (Atma-parinam) are necessary? When can one karma become another karma? How can the three subtle powers of karma during its binding phase be changed? When and how can karma that is about to ripen be experienced earlier? How can even the most powerful karma be prevented from ripening by pure spiritual transformations? Sometimes, the soul...