Basic Jain Culture Non Possession

Author(s): Padamchand Shastri, N L Jain
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust

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to all kinds of true or false gods, scriptures and saints without
analyzing and recognising their proper qualities. (iv) Doubt-born 10: It is to think whether the nature of entities as
sermonised by the omniscient and detached are correct. It is to remain colloidal in thoughts without believing their statements. This is stated in Tattvasrthasara (Formulae of
Realities 5,8.) (v) Igorance or Ne-science'l: It is to think that the entities like
Jiva or Ajiva are non-existent, they are not temporany-cum
permanent and, there is neither world nor liberation. 2. Passions 2: The volitions which attach the soul with karmas are
called passions. The living being is bound with karmas loosely or tightly according to his volitions. These passions are mainly classified in sixteen categories, but they can be 25, numerable or innumerable when they are thought of in details. (a) Infinite-bonding passions: They are the four passions of
anger'3, pridela, deceit" and greed which lead one to have infinite worldly bondage. The scriptures have stated them as line-on-rock-like, pebble-like, bamboo-root-like and crimson
red-like. (b) Partial vow-preventing passions : They are those passions
which lead to non-observance of vows. They are also fouranger, pride, deceit and greed. The scriptures have stated them as line-on-stone-like, horns-of-ram-like, bone-like and
lubricant-like. (c) Total vow-preventing passions : They are the passions of
anger, pride, deceit and greed which lead to non-observance of total conduct. The scriptures have stated them as line on sand-like, line-on-wood-like, cow urine-like and bodily-dirt
like. (d) Gleaming passions : They are the four passions of anger,