Book Title: $JES 203Q First Step of Jainism Level 2 Book
Author(s): JAINA Education Committee
Publisher: JAINA Education Committee

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________________ Deva 24 Dharamshälä 74 Dhwani 38 Digambar 23 Dikshä 35 Dvesha 24 Ekendriya 27 Gati 25 Ghäti 19, 32 Gotra 32 Himsä 26 Indriya 27 Janma 35 Jina 17 A soul in heaven, or at a high spiritual level. A place to stay which is maintained by a Jain. Divine sound A sect of Jains. Initiation into monk hood Aversions One sensed beings. Destiny. The Swastika has 4 gatis, namely, heavenly beings, hellish beings, human beings, and plants and animals. The four types of karmas, whose powers are much stronger than those of the Aghäti. Karmas that have a vitiating effect upon the qualities of the soul. These powers may last for many lives. Status determining karma Violence or torture by thoughts, words and deeds to any living being. Sense organs through which one can experience the senses of touch, taste, smell, hear and feel. Birth "Conqueror” He who has conquered love and hate, pleasure and pain, attachment and aversion, and has thereby freed 'his' soul from the karmas obscuring knowledge, perception, truth and ability, is a Jina. The Jains refer to the Jina as God. Knowledge. A pure soul has infinite knowledge. Knowledge obscuring karma. Occasion in the life of a Tirthankar. Action. A deed- good or bad. A form of matter particles. Upon maturing, it delivers its fruit. There are 4 Destructive (Ghäti) and 4 Non-destructive (Aghäti) types of karmas. Powers of Ghäti karmas are much stronger, and they last for many lives. Passion like anger, ego, deceit and greed. The Kashaya cause the karma to bind to the soul. Infinite knowledge. Knowledge isolated from karmic obstruction. Omniscience. Knowledgeinvolving awareness of every existence in all its qualities and modes. Anger Symbol on the base of a Tirthankar's idol that helps identify the Tirthankar. Jnän 25, 30 Jnänävaraniya 32 Kalyänak 35 Karma 17 Kashaya 17 Kevaljnän 20, 35, 37 Krodha 17 Länchhan 23 THE FIRST STEP OF JAINISM 75 Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.lainelibrary.org

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