Doctrine of Karman in Jain Philosophy

Author(s): Hiralal R Kapadia
Publisher: Vijibai Jivanlal Panalal Charity Fund Mumbai

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THE DOCTRINE OF KARMAN
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leśyās: black, dark, grey. belief : unbelief, sāsvādana-samyaktva, mixed belief, belief. conduct : avirati.
gunasthānas : 1-4. The nārakas inhabit the numerous hells which exist in the 7 successively descending subterranean regions, which comprise a varying number of stages. The names of these 7 bhūmis are: 1. Ratnaprabhā, 2. Sarkarā prabhā, 3. Välukāprabhā, 4. Pankaprabhā, 5. Dhūmaprabhā, 6. Tamahprabhā, 7. Mahātamahprabhā. The deeper the storey of hell on which a being is existing, the larger is his body, the more horrible his appearance, the more unsupportable are the tortures it has to suffer. The hells of the first 3 regions are hot, those of the 4th and 5th regions hot and cold, those of the last two, cold. The leśyā in the 1st and 2nd is grey, in the 3rd grey or dark, in the 4th dark, in the 5th dark and black, in the 6th and 7th black; it corresponds to the increasing sinfulness of the state of mind (tīvratarasamkleśādh yavasānā) of its possessor.
In Ratnaprabhā gods of the Asura-class can also arise. They are capable of reaching as far as Vālukāprabhā, in order to torment the inhabitants of the 3 first bhūmis (comp. Lp. VIII, 4 et seq).
Infernal beings can only be reincarnated as developed 5-sensed animals and as human beings. All do not bind, the following 19 karmans :
Celestial and infernal state, anupūrvi, āyus; transformation-body and limbs, fine, common, immovable body, undeveloped, warm splendour, and 1-4-sensed class of beings.
In the regions 4-7 the tīrthamkara-k is not bound, in the 7th in addition not human-ayus and, in the 1st and 2nd gunasthānas, likewise not human state of existence and anupūrvī, as well as high family surroundings. Table of bandha
udaya
sattā of nāma-k. 21 g, 25 g, 27 g, 28 m, 29 p
92, 88 29c 21 g, 25 g, 27 g, 28 m, 29 p
92, 89, 88 30 b 21 g, 25 g, 27 g, 28 m, 29 p
92, 88 30 c
g, 27 g, 28 29 p
29b