Jain Journal 1969 10

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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designated as a Kriyāvādi (activist), while the Buddha is said to be both Kriyāvādi and Akriyāvādi.37 Some other references are also found in Pali literature. All these references have already been discussed in my article entitled "The Jaina Theory of Karmas as Reflected in Pali Literature", 38
Samvara and Nirjarā
The destruction of karma, according to Jainism, depends on the restraint of mind, word, and body. By severe penance one can destroy all the past deeds and prevent the flow of new karmas (kāyena samvutā, vācāya samvutā, manasā samvuta tam ayatim pāpassa kammassa akaranam iti purāṇānam kammānam tapasa vyantibhāvā...).39
The Anguttara Nikaya40 refers to the five ways of falling into sin, according to Nigantha Nataputta. They are destruction of animates (pāṇātipāta...), taking what is not given (adinnādāyi.....), passionate enjoyment of evil (abrahmacārī...) speaking a lie (musāvādī.....), and living on liquor and drink (surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāyi...). The Samyutta Nikāya mentions the catuyamasamvara of Nigantha Nataputta. These are the references to the pañcāṇuvratas.
The Buddha at another place in the Anguttara Nikaya42 says to Visakha that the Niganthas took a vow not to go beyond the east, west, north or south. This vow saves them from violence beyond prescribed limits. The posadhopavāsa is also said to be a way to destroy karma.43
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Some other ways to purify the soul also are recorded in Pali literature. One becomes completely naked with no desire or attachment towards anything in the last stage of asceticism. In this acelakatva he should follow a lot of rules and regulations which have been mentioned in the Pali Canon as well as in the Jaina Agama. They form a part of Jaina Ethics.
Mokşa
The well-known reference of Majjhima Nikaya to the severe penance of the Jainas indicates the state of mokşa according to Jaina Philosophy.
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A. iv. 182 f.
Published in the Nagpur University Journal, Vol. xvi. No. 2. April, 1966.
M. i. 92-93.
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A. iii. 276-7.
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D. i. 57.
42 A. iii. 276-7.
M. ii. 214.
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