Chapter on Passion

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

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Chapters on Passions
(b) Contents of Kaṣāya-prābhṛta
As per Dixit, the contents of KP (and SK too) represent the third stage of development of canonical or pro-canonical texts, which has a period range of early Christian centuries.
The names of different chapters indicate the contents of KP in general. It is clear that KP is a text on Karma theory, specially related with one of the most powerful Karma- Deluding Karma (Mohaniya Karma), though names of other Karmas are mentioned as and where necessary. This point is in contrast with the SK contents, which deal with all the eight Karmas. However, it must be stated that the actual subject of KP begins from the verse 21. The text deals with deluding Karma and four major classes of passion and their 16 sub-classes along with their synonyms, four-foldness, four-fold bondage, transition, maturation and pre-maturation and means of subsidence and destruction. These passions attract karmic particles polluting the mundane soul.
The karmic pollution leads to four-fold karmic bondage. through many processes. The object of life is to debond one-self from Karmas where processes of (i) transition, (ii) attenuation, (iii) augmentation, (iv) intensity, reduction or karmic leaning, (v) subsidence and (vi) destruction do occur. The processes of horseear-like destruction and that destruction approaching towards omnisciental emanation are also involved here. If one has a clear idea about these processes, it will not be difficult to learn, understand and realise the sense of the contents of KP.
As one moves on more and more volitional purification, the bonded Karmas get weaker and weaker, pass though the stage of subsidence and finally into destruction leading to freedom from worldly cycle. Some of the above processes are described below.