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Knowledge of why conscious mind has become impure and how one can purify it, then one will automatically begin to free oneself from sinful activities. Unnecessary and sinful activities stain the Chitta, while practicing in accordance with the true religion purifies it.
Causes of Päp (Non-virtuous Karma or Sins)
There are eighteen causes of Päp known as Päpsthänak:
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Pränatipät
02
Mrishäväda
03
Adattädäna
04
Maithuna
Parigraha
Krodha
Mäna
Mäyä
Lobha
Räga
Dvesha
Kalah
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06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Abhyäkhyäna
Paishunya
Par-pariväda
Rati-arati
Mäyä-mrushäväda
Mithyä-darshan Shalya
Violence
Untruth
Theft
Sensuality
Possessiveness
Anger
Ego
Deceit
Greed
Attachment
Hatred
Quarreling
Accusation
Gossip
Criticism
Liking and disliking
Malice
Wrong beliefs
Pränätipät (Violence or Himsä):
Pränätipät means to injure one or more of the ten Pränas (vitalities) of a living being. Great Ächärya Umäsväti defines - "Pramatta Yogät Präna Vyaparopanam Himsä." To injure or to kill a living being because of non-vigilance or ignorance (Pramäda) is Himsä. One cannot find peace by pursuing a course of violence. Injury with carelessness and passion is Himsä.
Every living being wants to live and no one wants to die. Hurting or killing any living beings by physical means, words, or in thoughts is called Himsä. According to Bhagawan Mahavir, "one should behave the way he likes others to behave towards him", and "that as we like to live comfortably, all other beings also like to live a comfortable life". The message is 'Live and help others live'. Ahimsa holds the key position in the whole scheme of ethical discipline. Giving protection to living beings is the true religion. The true religion is based on compassion. Compassion is the root of the tree of religion. For householders, abstaining from intentionally injuring mobile living beings through mind, words, or body in any of the two ways, oneself or through others is called Sthul Pränätipät Viraman-Vrata or Ahimsa-Anu-vrata.
Himsä is of two forms:
Sukshma (minute) Himsä is hurting or taking life of any one sense living being. Sthul (gross) Himsä is hurting or taking life of living beings with two senses or more, known as Trasa (mobile) Jivas.
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