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Aghäti Karma (Nondestructive Karma) Quality of Soul Karma covering Effects of Karma Causes of Bondage of Ways to Discard the that quality
the Karma
Bondage Akshaya Sukha - Vedaniya - a) Miseries and a) Not rendering Eradicate Ghäti Infinite bliss Feeling
services to the Karma. By staying ill health pertaining
spiritual leaders and away from violence, b) Happiness, elders, by causing by sharing sorrows of good health miseries to others, others, giving
unnecessary and happiness and peace careless hurting and sto others, having a killing of loving beings friendly attitude leads to miseries towards others b) Opposite leads to happiness and good health
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Akshaya Sthiti - Ayushya - Life Keeps the soul Being totally
Eradicate Ghäti Eternity, End of Span
wandering in the lengrossed in vices, Karma. Leading a Birth and Death
endless cycle of violence and carrying Inoble, pure, and Cycle
birth and death illegal business, leads simple life. Devotion
one to animal or for true religion. hellish life span. Follow righteous life, honesty, low passions, appreciating virtues of others less possessiveness, rendering selfless services leads one to human or heavenly
life span Aguru Laghu - Gotra - Status a) Born in a good Disrespecting fourfold Eradicate Ghäti Neither Superior family with a high Jain Sangha;
Karma. Having faith nor Inferior to
status.
indulging in any of the land devotion for Jain any other Jiva or
Jeight types of pride; Sangha. Considering
b) Born in a low soul
Inot fearing sins binds all beings equal, being family with a low
Jone with lower Status. (free from pride, being status
Opposite to this leads polite.
to higher status Arupitva Näm - Physique Well-built
Not deceiving others, Eradicate Ghäti Formlessness
symmetrical body; maintaining good Karma. Not being good fortune and conduct and not jealous. Keeping pure good honor indulging in materials. and virtuous heart. (Shubha Näm) Or Binds with Shubha Not having deep weak and ugly Näm-karma.
Jattachment for worldly body with Opposite to this binds things. misfortune one with Ashubha (Ashubha Näm) Näm-karma
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