Jain Journal 2014 07

SR No.: 520295
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 90
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 7 MB

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JAIN JOURNAL: VOL-XLIX, NO. 1-IV JULY 2014-JUNE 2015
was done in the past, or it is done today, or it will be done in the future.
According to Jainism, karmic matter that is said to be found every where in the universe is the carrier and deliverer of the law-ofkarma-governed consequences, and yoga is the efficient cause (nimitta kāraṇa) of the inflow of karmic matter that comes in contact with the karmic body22. Karmic matter after coming in contact with the karmic body transforms into eight species of karma that remain attach to the karmic body for a duration. Kaşāya controls the time and intensity of fruition of karma23. At the end of its duration of its attachment, karma executes the law-of-karma-governed consequences of the past deeds, detaches from the karmic body, and transform back to karmic matter. The fruition of the old karma results in a new deed, which in turn, binds new karma and the cycle continues. The law of karma presupposes rebirth and hence transmigration.
The karmic body can be considered as a load, termed karmic load, which a soul carries with it. The karmic load of the karma attached to the karmic body depends on the intensity of yoga-plus-kaşāya of deeds; of deeds; higher is the intensity of yoga-plus-kaşāya of deeds, higher is the karmic load. Three processes occur simultaneously within living beings; (1) fruition and detachment of the old karma from their karmic body; (2) execution of a deed by them; and (3) attachment of the new karma to their karmic body. Due to these three processes, the karmic load carried by their soul change with time. The consequences (karma phala) of the old karma are the efficient cause of changing the mode (paryāya)of the qualities (guna) of the soul and the gross or protean body of the living being, which, in turn, controls their new deeds.
As mentioned above the karmic matter that comes in contact with the karmic body trnsforms into eight species of karma, but only seven species of karma excluding the lifespan (āyu) karma attach every instant to the karmic body; the āyu karma attaches to the karmic