First Steps to Jainism Part 2

Author(s): Sancheti Asso Lal, Manakmal Bhandari
Publisher: Sancheti Trust Jodhpur

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The Doctrine of Karma 21
(iii) aharaka bandhana-naam-karma procures the binding of the translocation body.
(iv) taijasa-bandhana-naam-karma procures the binding of the fiery body.
(v) karmana-bandhana-naam-karma procures the binding of the karman body. Instead of 5 bandhana some adopt 15, by not only taking into consideration of the binding of the single parts of the body to one another, but also the binding of the parts of one body with one or two others (e.g. audarika taijasa-karmana.bandhana).
(f) Samghatanas-Five---
The samghatana-naam-karma cause the pudgals of the different bodies to bind one another; they scrape them together as a rake gathers together grass that is scattered about. According to the 5 bodies there are 5 samghatana-naam-karmas.
(i) audarika samghatana-naama karma procures the flocking together of the pudgals of the physical body.
(ii) vaikriya-samghatana-naam-karma procures the flocking together of pudgals of the transformation body.
(iii) aharaka-samghatan-naama-karma procures the flocking together of the pudgals of the translocation body.
(iv) taijasa-samghatana-naam-karma procures the flocking together of the pudgals of the fiery body.
(v) karmana-samghatana-naam-karma procures the flocking together of the pudgals of the karman body.
(g) Firmness of the joints-Six
The samhanana-naam-karma unites the bones of the physical body with one another. According to the firmness of the joining, 6 karmas are to be distinguished which produce more or less strong joining of the joints:
(i) vajra-risabha-naraca-samhanana-naam-karma gives an excellent joining. The two bones are hooked into one another; through the joining a tack (vajra) is hammered; and the whole is surrounded by a bandage.
(ii) risabha-naraca-samhanana-naam-karma gives a joining not so firm as the preceding one, because the tack is missing.
(iii) naraca-samhanana-naam-karma gives a joining which is still weaker, because the bandage it missing.