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________________ 4. Yoga: Activities of Man (mind), Vachan (speech), Kaya (body) 2. Bhasha samiti: Care in speaking 3. Eshna samiti: Care in asking for alms 4. Adan Nikshepa samiti: Care in receiving and keeping 5. Utsarga samiti: Care in disposing waste There are four Kashayas: 1. Krodh: Anger 2. Maan: Pride 3. Maya: Attachment/Aversion 4. Lobh: Greed Six Six fundamental concepts that Shrimad Rajchandra has described in Atma-Siddhi Shastra. Five There are five kinds of Ajiva (Non-living) substances. 1. Pudgala (matter) 2. Akasha (space) 3. Kala (time) 4. Dharmastikaya (medium of motion) 5. Adharmastikaya (medium of rest) 1. There is Atma. 2. Atma is eternal. 3. Atma is responsible for the accumulation of the karma. 4. Atma bears the fruits of karma 5. Moksha exists. 6. Path to Moksha exists. Seven There are five kinds of Sansari or worldly Jiva based on sense organs. 1. Ek-indriya: One sense organ (touch) 2. Be-indriya: Two sense organs (touch and taste) Tre-indriya: Three sense organs (touch, taste, smell) Chau-indriya: Four sense organs (touch, taste, smell, sight) 5. Panch-indriya: Five sense organs (touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing) Seven aspects of view points, Syadavad and Anekantvad or multiplicity of viewpoints are unique concepts in Jainism. The following seven points of view can explain contradictory observations. This is stated here for reference but its meaning requires further study. 1. A thing is. 2. A thing is not. 3. A thing is and is not. 4. A thing is indescribable. 5. A thing is and is indescribable 6. A thing is not and is indescribable 7. A thin is and is not and is indescribable. There are five Mahavrats or major vows. Eight 1. Ahimsa: Non-violence 2. Satya: Truthfulness 3. Asteya: Non-stealing 4. Brahmacharya: Chastity 5. Aparigraha: Non-possession/non attachment There are eight types of Karma. They are: to Five Samitis (Careful Activities) minimize influx of karma. 1. Irya samiti: Care in walking 1. Gnana-varniya karma: Obscures the soul's power of perfect knowledge. 2. Darshana-varniya karma: Obscures the soul's power of perfect vision. 83 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.528542
Book TitleJain Study Center NC Raleigh 1999 08 Twenty Years
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJain Study Center NC Raleigh
PublisherUSA Jain Study Center NC Raleigh
Publication Year1999
Total Pages122
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationMagazine, USA_Souvenir Jain Center NC Raleigh, & USA
File Size15 MB
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