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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LiberATION 139
It will be noted that in the Jain Scriptures, these principles are described according to the root-meaning of their words as per Sanskrit composition, e.g., Asrava means “ Asravati yat”--that which comes is ásrava. “Yena asravati tat”--that through which comes is asrava.
Karmic molecules, which are very fine particles of matter and which cannot be perceived by any of the five senses, do come near the soul by attraction ; their coming is ásrava.
The good and bad activities of mind, body and speech are the causes for the inflow of karmic matter, therefore they are also called Āsrava. Inflow of karmic matter is called dravya âsarva material inflow or objective inflow while its cause is called bhâva ásarva or subjective inflow. Likewise the fine karmic matter bound with the mundane soul is called Dravya bandha, material bondage or objective bondage.
The thought-activity causing this material bondage is called bhầva bandha subjective bondage. Karmic matter which is prevented from inflow is called dravya samvara or material checking or objective checking, while the thought--activity which checks the inflow is called bhäva samvara, subjective checking. Karmic matter which is shed off is called dravya nirjara material shedding or objective shedding, while the thought-activity which causes shedding is called bhāva nirjara or subjective shedding. Total freedom of soul
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