Glimpses Of World Religions

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Navbharat Sahitya Mandir

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Jainism
and combing the hair at regular intervals etc. The acceptance of harmless food, water as 'Bhiksha' - begging, is called ‘Gocharee'. Just has a cow takes or eats only the upper part of grass and does not do any harm to the roots thereof, similarly a Jain Sadhu takes very little food, water and medicine from the pitcher. If he does not get harmless food according to rules, he goes on fast. Eight Karmas - Six substances and soul in Jain philosophy
The soul is bound by eight karmas, and eighteen types of sins as well as futility, laziness, kshaya and through bad times. (1) The covering on knowledge – prevents the good points
of knowledge. (2) The covering on the sight - it blocks the power of vision. (3) Suffering – it comes in the way of the experience of
happiness. (4) Illusion of infatuation - it gives us contradictory
understanding or perverted thinking. (5) Longevity – the births and deaths are the results of Karma. (6) Caste – the family to which a person gives glory. (7) Gotra – family. (8) The infinite power of Atma – all these are covered by
this Karma. Nine elements : (1) Living being - this lives as per the timings of the Karma
of life and it will live so; that is why it is called 'Jiva'. (2) Non-living being or in which there is no life or feelings. (3) Merits - good rise. (4) Sin - bad rise.