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COMPENDIUM OF JAINISM
activities as relate to mundane affairs. A right believer is content with his own right knowledge which brings him peace and happiness. It is only the wrong believer or an ignorant person that will indulge in sense-gratification and consequently in the accumulation of material possessions which feed his passions. A right believer is free from seven kinds of fear; fear of life, of the next life, of helplessness, of losing what he possesses, of pain, of accident and of death. A right believer is always steadfast in his beliefs and firm in his convictions.
The force which right belief, right knowledge and non-attachment generates becomes the cause of premature shedding of Karmas. The pursuit of self-absorption results in shedding Karmas hy thoughts (bhāva-nirjarā) from which results Karmic shedding (dravya-nirjarā). 19
Mokșa or Liberation.
The seventh principle is the principle of liberation. The soul becomes liberated when there is complete annihition of all Karmas as a result of the absence of the cause of bondage and the shedding away of Karmas from the soul. While discussing the Karma theory, it has been noted that there are eight kinds of Karmas; four Ghāti Karmas and four Aghāti Karmas. The destruction of the four Ghāti Karmas, viz. Jñānāvaraniya, Darśanāvaraniya, Mohaniya and Antarāya, results in bhāva-moksa of the soul. The destruction of the four Aghāti Karmas takes place when a being is in the last stage of development known as yogi. There is perfect liberation when there is destruction of all the Karmas in their ei
According to the Jaina thinkers, the whole universe comprises of Jiva and Ajiva. The soul is pure and perfect with infinite knowledge, bliss, etc., but from beginningless time, it has already been in association with the Karma. The bondage between the soul and Karma which is a kind of subtle and fine matter is brought about by the activities of the body, mind and speech.
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