Introduction to Jainsim

Author(s): Dewan Bahadur A B Lathe
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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JAINISM
hatered rightly, the Asrava is an "Auspicious (Shubha) Asraya". and when wrongly, it is “Ominous (Ashubha) Asrava." The soul is either in an "auspicious" or "inauspicious" or "pure" state. The first is superior to the second; but it is not capable of carrying the soul to Moksha as it is tainted with passions, which being of an auspicious nature may at the most lead to the heavens in after life or the eminence of a Chakravarti (Emperor) in this life. The ominous Asrava inflicts the pain of hells, beastly That are ominous life and human poverty, diseases, seperation, ugliness, etc. The "Pure” temper is the one that tends to lasting welfare and leads to Moksha, It is devoid of any passions at all: The Karma is primarily divided into eight classes: [l] The Gyana-uarniya [2] The Darshana-varniya [3] The Mohaniya The eight Karmas [4] The Vedaniya [5] The Ayu [6] The Nam [7] The Gotra and [8] The Antaraya. Corresponding to these there are different Asravas. For instance to have no taste for learning, to impede the propress of knowledge, to conceal wisdom, to be jealous of others' learning--all these produce the Asravas of the Gyana-varniya Karma. By imputing untrue faults' to the Omnisicent Lord or the Gospel of the Jins or the School of Jain Ascetics, the soul incurs the Asravas of the Darshanavarniya Karmas. The violent nature of passions leads to the Asravas of the Charitra-mohaniya Karmas. To make new beginnings and to keep up too big an establishment produce the Asravas of birth in hell. Deceptive and seductive conduct I cads to Asrayas of birth in beastly class. Small beginnings and limited establishment endow a soul with human life. Selfcontrol with a view to get something, partial self-control, enjoy. ment without addiction and penance without right knowledge lead to birth in heaven. Simple faith of the right kind gives the Asravas of only Kalpvasi gods and not of the Bhavan, Vvantar and Jyotish gods. To guide the actions of mind, speech and