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Fundamentals of Jainism :: 37
this falling away of karmas is by itself a lengthy process. Hence with a view to shorten this process, it is asserted that the falling away of karmic matter from the soul can be deliberately brought through the practice of austerities.
This nirjarā is of two kinds: (i) Savipāka nirjarā: It is the natural maturing of a karma and its separation from the soul, and (ii) Avipäka nirjarā: It is inducing a karma to leave the soul, before it gets ripened, by means of ascetic practices. In this way, in the savipāka nirjarā the soul, in the maturity of tine, is rid of the karmas by their operating and falling off from it; and in the avipāka nirjara, the karmas, which had not yet matured to operate, are induced to fall off from the soul.
(7) Mokṣa
Mokṣa is described as: Bandha-hetv-abhāva-nirjarābhyāṁ kṛtsna-karma-vipramokṣo mokṣaḥ, that is, mokṣa or liberation is the freedom from all karmic matter, owing to the non-existence of the cause of bondage and shedding of all the karmas. Thus complete freedom of the soul from karmic matter is called mokṣa.
This condition is obtained when the soul and matter are separated from each other. Complete separation is effected when all the karmas have left the soul, and no more karmic matter can be attracted towards it.
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