Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals

Author(s): N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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Biology in Jaina Treatise on Reals
are consummated in total karmic destruction resulting in infinite purity. Moreover, there are no contradictory evidences in this regard.
The karmic destruction process has been described as below:
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S.No. Spiritual Species Name of Species stage
destroyed 5" stage
16 Wrong faith, (Hellish destinity, life-span,
succession), 1-4-sensed class, Hotness, cold light, fine, nonmobile, general-body, non-completion,
unsymmetrical configuration, Loose body-joint. 6 stage
Deep sleep, deep drowsiness, somnabulism, 4 Infinite bonding pessions, subhuman (destinity. lifespan, succession), 4 bone-joints, cold light, inauspicious sky movement, harsh voice, dull
appearance, unattractive face, female libido. 7th stage
4 partial-vow-preventing passions, 3 gleaming
passions, 3 faith-deluding karmas. 8" stage
4 total vow-preventing passions. 9h stage
Hellish and subhuman successions, 1-4 sense
classes. 10" stage
Gleaming passion of greed, 11" stage
5 types of knowledge obscuring karmas, 6-types of remaining conation obscuring karmas, 2
destinities, 9 quasi-passions and others. 12" stage
5 5 obstructive karmas. 13* stage
16 14" stage
This table is based on Karmakanda. However, some diffferences in details are found in other texts.
The next aphorism is intended to describe the eighteeen varieties of destruction-cum-subsidential volitions as mentioned in aphorism 2.2 :
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Jnāna-ajnāna-darsana-labdhayah Catuh-tri-tri-panca-bhedāh
Samyaktva-căritra-samyamā-sayamāsca 2.5 The eigheteen varieties of destruction-cum-subsidential volition are as follows: 1-4 Four right knowledges, 5-7 three wrong knowledges, 8-10 three conations,
ve super-attainments, 16-18 righteousness, conduct and restraint-cumnon-restraint. 1. The words 'catuh' (four) etc. are in the form of addition compound. They are each connected with the word 'bheda' (variety) where adjuctival compound
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