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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
256. The minimum (birth) vibratory (place) (is the vibratory place) in the first instant of the last of 6012 mean births of, a fine common (completely) undevelopable (soul).
And the maximum is (the maximum changing vibratory place) of a five-sensed rational developable (soul).
Commentary. See the chart to Gatha 241, number 1 is the minimum and number 84 is the maximum as said above.
(The causes of the 4 kinds of Bondage). जोगा पयडिपदेसा ठिदिअणुभागा कसायदो होति । अपरिणदुच्छिण्णेसु य बंधहिदिकारणं णत्थि ॥ २५७॥ योगात्प्रकृतिप्रदेशौ स्थित्यनुभागौ कषायतो भवतः । अपरिणतोच्छिन्नेषु च बन्धः स्थितिकारणं नास्ति ॥ २५७ ॥
257. Nature (Prakriti), and molecules (Pradesha) of bondage are caused by vibrations (Yoga); and duration (sthiti), and fruition (Anubhága), by passions. In (the 11th stage of subsided delusion, Upshántamoha, where passion Karma exists in a passive condition and does not operate, i. e., is) not subject to modification, and in the 12th and 13th stages of destroyed, delusion, Kashina-moha, and vibratory omniscience, Sayoga Kevali, i. l., where the passions are) quite destroyed, there is no cause of duration-bondage ; and (in the 14th stage of non-vibratory omniscience there is no bondage).
Commentary. What kinds of Karma and with how many molecules are bound to the soul is determined by its vibratory activity ; how long these molecules will continue to bind the soul and the strong or mild character of their fruition is determined by the passion which colours that vibratory activity. In the 11th stage passions are entirely subsided, i. e., although they exist, they settle down into non-operation. In the 12th stage they are entirely destroyed, i. e., they
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