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An Epitome of Jainism
Vowlessness and sub-vowlessness with slight worldly activity and slight attachment, are causes of the inflow of all kinds of age-karma.
Not taking the vows of laymen and not adopting the restrictions (śila), but having slight attachment to the world and activity in it, can be the cause of the inflow of age-karmic matter of all four kinds.
The inflow of Deva-Ayu, celestial-age-karma is caused by:
1. Saraga-samyama, self-control with slight attachment found in monks only.
2. Samyamasamyama, restraint of some vows, but not of others, found in laymen only.
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3. Akáma-nirjarâ, equanimous submission to the fruition of karma. 4. Bala-tapa, austerities not based upon right knowledge. Right-belief is also the cause of celestial-age karma, but only of the heavenly order. It applies to human and sub-human beings only. A celestial or hellish right-believer binds the human-age karma. Note also that if a human or sub-human being has bound a particular age-karına before gaining rightbelief, he must enjoy that.
VI.-Body-making.
The inflow of Asubha-nâma, a bad-body-making karma is caused by a nonstraightforward or deceitful working of the mind, body or speech or by Vişamvada, wrangling etc., wrong-belief, envy, back-biting, self-praise, censuring others etc.
The inflow of good-body-making karma is caused by the causes which are opposite of the above, viz., by straightforward dealings with body, mind and speech; by avoiding disputes etc., right belief, humility, admiring praiseworthy people etc.
The inflow of Tirthamkara-body-making karma is caused by meditation (Bhâvanâ) of the following 16 matters:
1. Darsona-visuddhi, purity of right-belief. Pure right-belief is with 8 Angas or the following 8 qualities:
(i) Nihsankita. Free from all doubt.
(ii) Nihkánkṣita. Free from wordly desire.
(iii) Nir-vichikitsita. Free from repulsion from anything.
(iv) Amudhad riștitva. Free from superstitious belief.
(v) Upa-gûhana. Advancement in one's own attributes. Free from a tendency to proclaim the faults of others.
(vi) Sthiti-karana. To help oneself or others to remain steady in the path of truth.
(vii) Vatsalya. Tender affection for one's brother on the path of Liberation.
(viii) Prabhávaná. Propagation of the path of Liberation.
2. Vinaya-sampannatâ. Reverence for means of Liberation and for those who follow them.
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