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Answer "Yes, Gautam ! Not only many times but innumerable times it has been born as all these life-forms."
In aphorism 270 it is said that Bhagavan had full understanding of sources of inflow. The commentator (Vritti) has elaborated this
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(1) Adan srot-The inflow of karmas is caused by two types of actions-Samparayik action and Iryapratyayik action. The karmic bondage caused by Samparayik action or action under the influence of passions and stupor is intense. Whereas that caused by Iryapratyayik action or the action without any influence of passion or stupor is very light. Still both these are sources of inflow of karmas.
(2) Atipat srot-The term atipat does not simply mean violence. It also includes avarice, copulation, stealing and falsity and other vices. All these are sources of inflow of karmas.
(3) Triyoga srot-The indulgences through mind, speech and body (three types of yoga or affiliation) are also sources of inflow of good or bad karmas.
As mentioned in aphorisms 271 to 276, during his period of spiritual practices Bhagavan Mahavir had blocked the following sources of inflow of karmas
(1) Violence against beings (aphorism 271).
(2) Imposture or inner and outer possessions (aphorism 271).
(3) Attitude of violence (aphorism 271).
(4) Abrahmacharya (non-celibacy) in the form of affiliation with women (aphorism 271).
(5) Faulty food including adhakarmi (cooked specifically for an ascetic) (aphorism 272).
(6) Use of dress and bowl belonging to others (aphorism 273).
उपधान श्रुत: नवम अध्ययन
( ४७३ )
Upadhan-Shrut: Ninth Chapter
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