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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
The knowledge and conation become destructional when complete destruction of knowledge-obscuring and conation-obscuring karmas takes place. (They could be called as absolute or pure knowledge and conation).
The destructional donation is the capacity in terms of assurance of safety, security and fearlessness which arises due to the complete destruction of donation-obstructing karma. It obliges the infinite number of living beings of all times. 3. The destructional gain is the capacity of assimilation of highly auspicious, fine and infinite mattergic particles by the omniscients every Samaya. These particles give strength to the body even in the absence of morsel food. They are uncommon for general human beings. This capacity of gains arises on the total destruction of gains-obstructing karma by the omniscients who do not take the morsel food. This fact removes the doubt about as to how the gross body can remain sustained even for 10 years (Pūrva-koti-a larger time unit) without morsel food. 4. The total destruction of enjoyment-obstructing karma leads to the rise of unparalleled and infinite enjoyment. This is called destructional enjoyment. This causes many marvels like showers of five-coloured, pleasant smelling flowers and variety of sacred smelling waters. It also causes the marvel of seven-petalled lotus-feet. It causes the spread of frangrant incense and coldpleasing airs. There may be many other excellences too.
The total destruction of repeatable enjoyment-obstructing karma leads to the rise of infinite destructional repeatable enjoyment. The manifestation of throne, fly-flappers, three royal umbrellas, Ashoka-tree, aura or halo, pleasing music and divine-drum sound etc. are its splendid modes. 6. The total destruction of energy-obstructing karma (which obstructs the natural power of the soul) leads to the rise of the infinite destructional energy.
When the above twenty five sub-species of conduct-deluding Karmas and three species of faith-deluding Karma are completely destroyed, there arise the destructional right faith and conduct. Q. The total destruction of donation-obstructing etc. karmas lead to donational accomplishments etc. They, in turn, lead to the functions of assuring security and fearlessness etc. Will all this not be applicable to the salvated beings also ? A. This is not so. The above accomplishments and functions are there when there is realisation of physique-making karma of body and ford-builder species. The Salvated beings do not have these karmas. Hence, these effects do not apply to them. However, they have these accomplishments etc. in the form of infinite and unobstructed bliss like the infinite energy in the form of absolute knowledge. 0. The salvatedness is described as destructional in the canons. It should also be mentioned as a variety in this aphorism.
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