First Principal of the Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): Hirachand Liladhar Zaveri
Publisher: Jaina Vividh Sahitya Shastramala

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THE JAIN PHILOSOPHY
The fourth principle is the bondage of the karmas. It is defined as the mutual combination with each other of the soul and matter (jiva and pudgala). This fourth principle is called bandha in Sanskrit. Bandha is the assimilation by the soul of matter which becomes karma or a force foreign to the soul's nature. This assimilation occurs by reason of the influence of certain causes upon the soul, viz. [1] delusion or false belief (mithyatva]; (2) anger, greed, etc. [kashayas]; (3) non-restraint, self-indulgence, or lack of seif-control (avirati); [4] carelessness (pramada]; [5] and certain other activities (yoga). These five things are the means by which the assimilation of matter so as to produce karma takes place [Tattvarthadhigama, chap. viii, sutra 1).
This bondage of the soul to matter is fourfold in its nature, according to
1. The quality of the resulting force (prakritibandha);
2. The duration of its staying with the soul (sthitibandha).
3. The strength or intensity of it (anubhava-bandha or rasa-bandha);
4. The quantity or mass of it (pradesa-bandha). The first of these (the prakriti-bandha) has refer