Basic Jain Culture Non Possession

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

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While defining the mass-point bond (Pradesh bandha) in 8.24 of 'Tattvarth Sutra', the acharya states.
totaallefal: Hafaydarg 3-aria-ydel: 8.24 Explaining this Sutra, the author of Rajavartika states that the term 'Sarvatmapradeseshu' means in all pradashas of the soul and not one or two etc. The karmic points are found in all the soul in upper, lower or oblique directions. It means that karma points are pervaded in all the soul spacepoints and they are attracted by soul from all sides. For example, if the red hot iron ball is dropped in water, it absorbs water from all corners equally. Similarly, the soul heated in the fire of passion and activity attracts karmic variforms transformed into karmas from all corners. In spiritualism, there is no other entity except karmas which the soul absorbs from all corners. And when it is so, the karmas are the possessions. For example, the physical karma is defined as that possession which is received from all corners. The psychical karma is defined as that instrument which leads to receive 'possessions'. In this sense, the meanings of 'non-possession' and 'vow' should also be reconsidered along with the true nature of knotlessness. 3. IDENTITY OF JAINS : NON-POSSESSION
The term 'characteristic' (lakshana) is defined as that which independently separates one out of many entities mixed together. For example, the hotness of fire is the cause or quality of fire to separate it from water.
There are many dogmas like Jain, Buddhist, Vaishnava, Shaiva, Muslim, Sikh and Christian etc. in the world. They have their separate identities. This is undoubtedly true that the Jains are identified mainly through 'non-possession'. This quality or cause identifies the Jains from others. Normally, the other qualities like non-violence etc. are not eapable to get the Jains completely identified from others as these qualities except non-possession, are found in varying degrees in all