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## Karma Granth: A Breakdown of Binding Causes
This section delves into the causes of binding in the thirteen *gunasthana* (stages of existence). There are four main causes:
* **Pāpa:** This refers to the negative karma accumulated through actions, leading to binding in the first three *gunasthana*.
* **Yoga:** This refers to the positive karma accumulated through actions, leading to binding in the remaining ten *gunasthana*.
Therefore, there are a total of four causes for binding across all thirteen *gunasthana*.
**Binding due to Mithyatva:**
The following sixteen types of beings are bound due to *mithyatva* (false belief):
* **Naraka-trika:** Hell beings
* **Jāti-matushka:** Animals
* **Sthāvara-chatuṣka:** Stationary beings (plants, etc.)
* **Huṇḍa-saṁsthāna:** Beings in the state of *huṇḍa* (a state of unconsciousness)
* **Ātapa-nāma-karma:** Karma related to suffering
* **Sevāt-mahamāna:** Karma related to pride
* **Napuṣaka-vēra:** Karma related to anger
* **Mithyātva:** False belief itself
These sixteen types are bound by *mithyatva* because they are considered to be in the *mahā-leśyā* (grossest) state of existence.
**Binding due to Aviriti:**
The following thirty-five types of beings are bound due to *aviriti* (non-restraint):
* **Tiyanjana-nika:** Beings in the state of *tiyanjana* (a state of subtle consciousness)
* **Styāna-khi-trika:** Beings in the state of *styāna-khi* (a state of dull consciousness)
* **Bubhang-trika:** Beings in the state of *bubhang* (a state of confused consciousness)
* **Ananta-anubandhi-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *ananta-anubandhi* (a state of infinite attachment)
* **Madhyama-saṁsthāna-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *madhyama-saṁsthāna* (a state of moderate existence)
* **Madhyama-saṁhanana-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *madhyama-saṁhanana* (a state of moderate concentration)
* **Nīcha-gotra:** Beings of low lineage
* **Ugrīta-nāma-karma:** Karma related to violence
* **Aśubha-bihāyoga-ti:** Beings with unfavorable circumstances
* **Strī-vēda:** Beings with female characteristics
* **Varṣa-bhanāra-gha-saṁhanana:** Beings with a strong attachment to the material world
* **Manuṣya-trika:** Human beings
* **A-pratyākhyāna-avara-ga-chatuṣka:** Beings who are unable to renounce worldly attachments
* **Audārika-dvīka:** Beings with a strong desire for material possessions
These thirty-five types are bound by *aviriti* because they are bound by *mithyatva* in the first *gunasthana* and by *aviriti* in the subsequent *gunasthana*.
**Binding due to Tri-hetu:**
The following sixty-five types of beings are bound due to *tri-hetu* (three causes):
* **Sāta-vēdaniya:** Beings who experience seven types of suffering
* **Naraka-trika:** Hell beings
* **Jāti-matushka:** Animals
* **Sthāvara-chatuṣka:** Stationary beings (plants, etc.)
* **Huṇḍa-saṁsthāna:** Beings in the state of *huṇḍa* (a state of unconsciousness)
* **Ātapa-nāma-karma:** Karma related to suffering
* **Sevāt-mahamāna:** Karma related to pride
* **Napuṣaka-vēra:** Karma related to anger
* **Mithyātva:** False belief itself
* **Tiyanjana-nika:** Beings in the state of *tiyanjana* (a state of subtle consciousness)
* **Styāna-khi-trika:** Beings in the state of *styāna-khi* (a state of dull consciousness)
* **Bubhang-trika:** Beings in the state of *bubhang* (a state of confused consciousness)
* **Ananta-anubandhi-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *ananta-anubandhi* (a state of infinite attachment)
* **Madhyama-saṁsthāna-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *madhyama-saṁsthāna* (a state of moderate existence)
* **Madhyama-saṁhanana-chatuṣka:** Beings in the state of *madhyama-saṁhanana* (a state of moderate concentration)
* **Nīcha-gotra:** Beings of low lineage
* **Ugrīta-nāma-karma:** Karma related to violence
* **Aśubha-bihāyoga-ti:** Beings with unfavorable circumstances
* **Strī-vēda:** Beings with female characteristics
* **Varṣa-bhanāra-gha-saṁhanana:** Beings with a strong attachment to the material world
* **Manuṣya-trika:** Human beings
* **A-pratyākhyāna-avara-ga-chatuṣka:** Beings who are unable to renounce worldly attachments
* **Audārika-dvīka:** Beings with a strong desire for material possessions
* **Tīrthaṅkara-nāma-karma:** Karma related to being a *Tīrthaṅkara* (a Jain prophet)
* **Āhāraka-trika:** Beings who are *āhāraka* (those who consume food)
These sixty-five types are bound by *tri-hetu* because they are bound by *mithyatva* in the first *gunasthana*, by *aviriti* in the next four *gunasthana*, and by *kaṣāya* (passions) in the remaining four *gunasthana*.
**The Dominance of Causes:**
While *mithyatva*, *aviriti*, and *kaṣāya* are all present in their respective *gunasthana*, the dominant cause is the one that is most prominent in that particular stage. Therefore, *mithyatva* is considered the primary cause of binding in the first *gunasthana*, *aviriti* in the next four, and *kaṣāya* in the remaining four.
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कर्म ग्रन्थ भाग गर
पाप से और ग्यारहवं आदि तीन गुणस्थानों में योग से होता है । इस तरह तेरह गुणस्थानों में उसके सब मिलाकर चार हेतु होते हैं।
नरक-त्रिक, जाति-मतुष्क, स्थायर-चतुष्क, हुण्डसंस्थान, आतपनामफर्म, सेवात महमन, नपुसकवेर और मिथ्यात्व, इन सोलह प्रजातियों का बन्ध मिथ्यात्व-हेतुफ इसलिये कहा गया है कि ये प्रकतिमि महाले गुणमान में गांधी जानी हैं।
तियंजन-निक स्त्यानखि-त्रिक, बुभंग-त्रिक, अनन्तानुबन्धिचतुष्क, मध्यम संस्थान-चतुष्क, मध्यम संहनन-चतुष्क, नीचगोत्र, उग्रीतनामफर्म, अशुभबिहायोगति, स्त्रीवेद, वर्षभनाराघसंहनन, मनुष्यत्रिक, अप्रत्याख्यानावरग-चतुष्क और औदारिक-द्विक, इन पैसोस प्रकृतियों का बम्प बिन्हेतुक है; क्योंकि ये प्रकृतियो पहले गुषस्थान में मिथ्यात्व से और दूसरे आदि यथासंभव अगले गुणस्थानों में अविरति बांधी जाती हैं।
सातवेदनीय, नरक-त्रिक आदि उक्त सोलह, तिर्यञ्च निक आवि उक्त पैंतीस तथा तीर्थङ्कर नामकर्म और आहारक-तिक, इन पचपन प्रकृतियों को एक सौ घोस में से घटा थेने पर सह शेष पचती हैं। इन पैसठ प्रकृतियों का बन्ध त्रि-हेतुफ इस अपेक्षा से समझना चाहिये कि यह पहले गुणस्थान में मिथ्यास्य से, दूसरे आदि चार गुणस्थानों में अधिरति से और छ आदि चार गुणस्थानों में कषाघ से होता है ।
यद्यपि मिथ्यात्व के समय ओवरति आदि अगले तीन हेतु, अधिरति के समय कषाय आवि अगले दो हेतु और कषाब के समय घोगरूप हेतु अवश्य पाया जाता है । तथापि पहले गणस्यान में मिथ्यात्वकी, दूसरे आदि चार गगस्थानों में अधिरतिको और छठे आदि चार गणस्थानों में कषाय की प्रधानता तथा अन्य हेलुओं को अप्रधानता है। इस कारण इन ग स्थानों में क्रमशः केवल मिथ्यात्व, अविरति ब कवाय को बन्ध-हेतु कहा है।