ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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INTERNATION
SCHOOL
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SELF STUDY IS THE
SUPREME AUSTERITY
स्वाध्याय परम
AN STUDIES
Similarly motion /movement, rest, space to exist and change are the benefits of dharma, adharma, ākāśa and kāla respectively. All substances are eternal and existent and with attributes and modes.
6th Adhyāya:
This chapter describes influx of karmas to soul. Influx is of two types namely auspicious and inauspicious. Activities of mind, body and speech are called yoga and the same are the causes of influx. If the influx is auspicious then it results in inflow of merit and if it is inauspicious, then the inflow is of demerit (papa). Influx can be described of two other types also, namely sämparayika (actions of passion tainted living beings) and iryāpathika (i.e. actions of persons who are free of passions like walking carefully to avoid violence). Intensity of psychic actions is directly proportional to the intensity of influx. Briefly the causes of influx of all eight types of karmas are as follows:
1. Knowledge and vision obscuring: hiding flaws in knowledge and faith, jealousy etc.
2. Vedaniya or feeling: pain: causing pain, grief, scare etc. to self and others; pleasure: compassions, charity, patience, forgiveness etc.
3. Deluding: faith: disrespect to right god, scripture, teacher and religion; conduct; passion tainted activities.
4. Life span: Hell: excessive greed, possessions; sub-human: deceit; human: disinterest in possessions, amicable nature; heavenly: self restrain, penance with desire for good results.
5. Body building: inauspicious: crooked activities of mind, body and speech; auspicious: simplicity of activities; tirthamkaras: solahkaranabhavanā.
6. Status: high: self-criticism and praise for others. Low: Self-praise and criticism of others. 7. Interference/obstructions: to cause obstructions in others works.
7th Adhyāya:
Description of auspicious influx: Disengagement and disinterest in violence, telling lies, stealing, excessive possessions and infidelity is called vow (vrata). These can be observed partially (by laity) and completely (by monks). Violence is to cause pain /hurt intentionally. To speak the untruth or what is not right is telling lies. To take things without permission or the owner is stealing. To have sexual desires towards others is infidelity. To have attachment in other living and non-living beings is excessive possession. Flaws caused in these vows due
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