Book Title: First Steps to Jainism Part 1
Author(s): Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur

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________________ The Doctrine of Karma 17 of vows and results in undue attachment with persons and things worldly. (iii) Repulsion Deluding (Arati Mohaneeya) - Karma Bondage is caused by causing discomfort and creating obstructions for others, moving in company of un-restrained people and results in undue repulsion and enmity towards others. (iv) Fear Deluding (Bhay-Mohaneeya) - Karma Bondage is caused by terrorising and creating scare for others and results in a tendency towards being afraid, cowardly and terror stricken. (v) Grief Deluding (Shok Mohaneeya) - Karma Bondage is caused by unnecessarily grieving and weeping and making others do the same and this results in a grievous nature in one's life. (vi) Hatred Deluding (Ghrina Mohaneeya) - Karma Bondage is caused by hating what is useful like useful advice, useful persons and things. This brings in its turn a hateful disposition. (vii), (viii), and (ix) are Feminine (Stree Veid), Masculine (Purush Veid), Neuter (Napusank Veid) Deluding Karma bondage which are caused by behaving like or showing inclination towards the habits of and sexual contact with women, men and neuters respectively. These also result in the being showing tendencies and inclination towards the particular sex in future life. This brings to end the discussion of twenty eight types of Deluding (Mohaneeya) Bondage which may appear slightly lengthy but is necessary due to the importance of this type of karma bondage which is the most difficult to overcome. It is well known that the senior most learned disciple of Lord Mahaveer, Gandhar Gautam could not attain Omniscience or Perfect knowledge (Keval Gyan) due to this Karma and his resultant attachment (Moha) for Lord Mahaveer and he (Gautam Swami) became omniscient only when he realised this and gave up such delusion (Moha) after the death of Lord Mahaveer. 25. E. Age (AAYU) Karma Bondage-This Bondage which keeps the soul in the body and determines the quantity of life for which it will remain there is called the Life Span or Age or Aayu Karma. In other words a Being's body remains alive for the quantum of life determined by this Karma and dies when this Karma is exhausted. The quantum of life need not be years or months as like a sponge absorbing water the quantity of water may be determined but the time may vary. It is compared with imprisonment broadly. The age may be of two types i.e. (i) Apavartaniya or Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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